Our goal is to provide readers with easy, fun, and accessible actions they can take this winter to reduce their carbon emissions and help conserve polar bear populations while maintaining the holiday spirit. We have put together six categories of information, activities, and habits for the upcoming holidays that are cost-friendly and convenient ways to make a positive impact.

Carbon emissions are released in many ways, but are most often the result of burning fossil fuels, like gasoline or diesel. Most of our energy and transportation releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. In the atmosphere, the gases trap heat and warm the entire globe. Global warming has led to a serious decrease in Arctic sea ice, which polar bears rely on for hunting seals, their main source of food. Sea ice is crucial for polar bears to access seals, and when the ice melts, they are forced to spend more time on land away from food. In order to help conserve polar bear populations, we need to reduce our carbon emissions and prevent more ice from melting.