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7 ways students can save the planet

Students understand that we have to look after the planet. But we have very little money to help us do that! In this video I show you seven ways that either don't cost much, or actually save you money, to reduce your environmental impact. In short: 1. Stop eating meat, or cut back 2. Reduce food waste 3. Cut down on energy inefficiency 4. Use public transport 5. Be a smart consumer 6. Recycle 7. Get engaged on campus Many thanks to https://www.exeterguild.org/greenunit/ for their help in writing this video :) ----- LINKS ----- 1. Stop eating meat: Emissions by sector https://www3.epa.gov/climatechange/gh... Carbon impact of meat http://www.ewg.org/meateatersguide/a-... http://timeforchange.org/eat-less-mea... http://www.theguardian.com/environmen... Comparing footprints of different diets http://shrinkthatfootprint.com/food-c... Saving money from being veggie http://www.medicaldaily.com/vegetaria... 2. Reduce food waste: http://www.theguardian.com/education/... http://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/node... Exeter study on student food waste http://www.exeter.ac.uk/sustainabilit... Food Sharing Edinburgh   / foodsharingedinburgh   3. Cut down on energy inefficiency Lots of tips on how to be energy efficient! http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bi... http://www.uswitch.com/energy-saving/... https://www.britishgas.co.uk/help-and... 4. Use public transport https://www.eta.co.uk/2011/12/13/co2-... http://www.theguardian.com/environmen... 5. Be a smart consumer More info on palm oil http://www.saynotopalmoil.com/ Which products contain palm oil? http://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/wh... Palm oil alternatives http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/shoppi... 6. Recycle http://www.recycling-guide.org.uk/fac... Carbon savings of recycling http://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/s... http://www3.epa.gov/warm/SRvsRecyclin... 7. Get engaged on campus The amazing Green Unit! https://www.exeterguild.org/greenunit/ --------- II --------- I am Simon, a third year PhD candidate at the University of Exeter. I upload videos on bits of science which are relevant to what I do, and sometimes just because they're really cool. Vlogs from Oxford students -    / oxvlog   My twitter -   / simonoxfphys   My facebook -   / youtubesimon   Thanks to Vlogbrothers for their sponsorship of this video. Money from the Foundation to Decrease Worldsuck contributed to equipment used in this video.