1 Million Women

The 1 Million Women campaign is an Australian initiative to inspire 1 million Aussie women to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions by 1 tonne each - or a collective total of 1 million tonnes.

I joined when it was launched in May and I have only just realised I haven't mentioned it on my blog yet. The idea is that once you have joined, you commit to a series of activities to reduce your CO2 emissions, and log back in periodically over the next year to update your progress.

I am already doing most of the suggested activities, but I have pledged to reduce my emissions by by reducing our electricity use by 5%, reducing my diary intake by the equivalent of two glasses of milk a week, cut our fuel use by 10% or more and buy and manage our food more strategically (for me, this means bulk-buying and buying more local produce).

The site includes a discussion forum, so if you an Aussie woman, join up and use it as an aid to your journey towards living more simply and sustainably.