Alaska Conservation Solutions

Alaska Carbon Reducing Strategies

Reducing emissions can be much easier than you think, whether you live along the railbelt or in rural Alaska! Click on the links below to learn more about Alaskanized conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy strategies. Everyone is welcome to try these Alaskan-specific strategies, but if you don't live in the state, we suggest you visit Stopglobalwarming.org's carbon reduction calculator.

To learn about strategies Alaskan communities are using, please see the interactive Google map, Alaska Carbon Reducing Communities, below.

• Conservation and Recycling  You'll be amazed at all the ways you can reduce your emissions and also save money.
• Energy Efficiency  Learn how to maximize energy efficiency in appliances, homes and vehicles.
• Renewable Energy  Produce your own clean energy and leave the grid behind! Learn how.
• Business Solutions  Business leaders have begun to reduce their greenhouse emissions. Taking action is good for the bottom line!
• Rural Community Strategies  This page has numerous links and resources to help solve environmental issues in rural Alaska.
• Buy Carbon Offsets  Each BEF Carbon Offset represents the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions that occurs when clean renewable energy replaces polluting energy sources. One BEF Carbon Offset represents enough renewable energy to offset a typical home for a month with clean wind and solar power.

Alaska Carbon Reducing Communities

To learn more about carbon reducing strategies available in specific Alaskan communities across the state, either click on the place name below or click on the various icons on the google map then click on the link inside the callout box.

Anchorage l Barrow l Bethel l Dillingham l Fairbanks l Ft. Yukon l Galena l Kenai Peninsula l Juneau l Ketchikan l Kodiak Island l Kotzebue l Mat-Su l McGrath l Nome l St. Mary's l Sitka