Eugene Carbon Free Challenge

Interested in learning more about what you can do to reduce your carbon emissions? Take the Eugene Carbon Free Challenge!

The Eugene Carbon Free Challenge utilizes a website to educate individuals and households about how to reduce greenhouse gas emission in a fun and meaningful way. Participants can input information about the type of transportation they use, their energy use, and how they dispose of waste to calculate the their carbon footprint.

Participants can earn points by choosing actions that lead to greenhouse gas emissions reductions such as:

• Use more active transportation
• Use less energy by adjusting the thermostat and adjusting appliance use
• Eat food with a lower carbon footprint

To add some friendly competition to the challenge, participants can create teams and compete against their neighbors.