For Residents…
Wondering what you can do, personally, to combat climate change? We can all look at our own contributions to greenhouse gas emissions and try to curtail them. We admit, there is a lot of information out there and it is starting to get overwhelming. We are trying to help you cut through the clutter and help you prioritize your “go green” efforts. Based on preliminary data from Naperville’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, 68% of our community’s emissions is coming from our homes, 28% from our vehicles and less than 1% from our solid waste. Based on this information, here are the primary ways in which we can each reduce our use of carbon-based fuel sources: