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Lift yourself up the stairsDoers doing this DoAction have pledged to save: 3323 kg CO2
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Step up to the challenge and ditch the lift for two months.
By taking the stairs you not only save yourself from those awkward elevator moments and earn yourself a bottom like J-Lo, but you also save lift-loads of carbon.
So get those leg muscles in action, step up!
Why?
Climate change
By ditching the lift each day you could save a notable 60kg CO2 over a year2, equivalent to boiling 10 cups of water every day3!
Health
Stairs are great exercise; in fact, they’re so good that some genius decided to simulate them in the gym.
A Harvard University study even found that climbing at least 8 flights a day could lower mortality rate by 33%.
A 15 sec
lift journey uses as much energy as a 60W light bulb does in an hour1!
How?
This one is quite easy, look for the stairs and take ‘em.
Although these guys seemed to find it rather challenging...
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Got other tips or great resources to share? Please email them over to us at
1 - Joint Research Centre - EU Commission
2 - Blain.de pdf and Energyexperts.org
3 - Act on CO2
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