Week 9 (12/12/2022 - 18/12/2022)

Week 9 Blog

The weather has been very warm lately at around 29 to 30 degrees celsius, resulting in me using a lot of air conditioning this week which uses a lot of energy. To solve this problem, I decided to use the ceiling fan instead and to cope with the heat, I chose to use my curtains to block out the sun's rays during the day to reduce the heat entering my room. 


Consequently, less heat would be retained at night when I sleep and I would be able to sleep comfortably despite the weather. I feel that reducing my usage of the air conditioner really helps in striving towards a more sustainable lifestyle since I am able to reduce my carbon footprint, which would alleviate global warming and climate change. 

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