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Step 3: Commit to your energy action plan! (20 mins)

As a group, have a brief chat about the action or actions above that you are each committing to over the next
month, then write these down, in the table below, using language that firmly commits you to your desired
change: E.g. ‘I, Lily, am replacing my light bulbs with LED lights’ (this makes it more likely you’ll carry it out).

(Optional) Buddy
(who will check up on you to
Specific How you’ll do this
Commitment / Pledge see whether you’ve made your
behaviour (Include When and Where)
desired change / or help you
make the change

I’ll follow the steps in this Jen will call Lily to chase her
guide next Wed at lunchtime
Call ActewAGL and to make the call if she hasn’t
(Example) Lily will and will bring my last bill to
set up GreenPower already by the end of the
work so I have the details I week.
need over the phone.

Name will...

That brings you to the end of your second Transition Streets session. Congrats! Now the fun part begins –
you get to put your game plans into action. It’ll feel great when you see your next electricity bill and realise
how much you’ve saved and how much that amounts to in terms of less carbon pollution in the air.

Before You Head Off

But just before you go – here are 4 things to flag before your next session on Food (Yum!):

• Decide as a group when you’ll meet up again (same time, same place? Or maybe another group member’s

house?).
• Have a quick scan through the food chapter before you meet up

• Between now and your next session, try to pay a bit more attention to what types of food you’re eating
(including local vs imported), how often you’re doing the groceries and the ratio of fresh to packaged
food that you and your family or housemates are eating.
• And – most importantly - carry out your action plans from this session!

23 See, e.g. ‘Coal the biggest contributor to toxic air pollution: Study’ (2015).

24 Martec Australia, How LED Lights can save your household (a lot of) money.

25 For a bigger list on the 9-most cost-effective things you can do in your home to gain energy independence, check out
Beyond Zero Emissions’ Energy Freedom Home.

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