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Ease Rating: Medium
Carbon Emission Savings: 3 kg CO2e
Impact Rating (0-5):
Impact = 0 (least) - 5 (most). This is a combination of a calculated scale and expert judgment in the absence of scientific data that directly quantifies the impact of a particular action.
5 - ~80% target progress (2,000+ kg CO2e)
4 - ~60% (1,000 - 2,000 kg CO2e)
3 - ~20% (500 - 1,000 kg CO2e)
2 - ~10% (100 - 500 kg CO2e)
1 - <10% (<100 kg CO2e)
0 - <1% (<30 kg CO2e)
0 5 - ~80% target progress (2,000+ kg CO2e)
4 - ~60% (1,000 - 2,000 kg CO2e)
3 - ~20% (500 - 1,000 kg CO2e)
2 - ~10% (100 - 500 kg CO2e)
1 - <10% (<100 kg CO2e)
0 - <1% (<30 kg CO2e)
No. of People Influenced Beyond You: 0.
Amount of Savings: n/a
Resilience Benefit:
Will this action help the user avoid, reduce, or recover from the impacts of (climate-driven) disasters, and, in some cases, enable the user to help others (e.g., in a family or community)?
no Impacts: 🔌 Save Energy
Categories: Home & Work
Description
It is hard to believe that hundreds of billions of bills and updates are still sent out annually around the globe. That takes a lot of trees and energy to make happen.
The hurdles to e-billing are dropping away as more people embrace the technology and see the time-saving benefits. Plus the environmental arguments are simple: less paper waste and pollution.
Join the trend and simplify your life at the same time.
Tips
• Go for it now! Every time a bill comes to your home, go to that company and switch to e-billing immediately!• The same goes for your bank and all of your monthly statements if you still receive paper copies.
• Do your emails tend to get lost in the shuffle? Consider setting up a separate email address for your household billing and finance.
• Take advantage of the benefits of e-billing, such as setting up automatic payments. Save yourself the time and worry of needing to remember to pay your bills on time.
• Have a less tech-savvy close friend or family member? Help them get set up with e-billing. If they can use a computer they can probably do e-billing with a little support. On the other hand, if you do not feel comfortable setting up e-billing, recruit someone to help!