How we got here. Emily Pontecorvo September 23, 2024 Robinson Meyer September 23, 2024 Heatmap Illustration/Getty Images There is no dearth of advice on the internet about how to lower your personal carbon emissions, but if we had found any of it completely satisfying, we wouldn’t have embarked on this project in the first place. Our goal with Decarbonize Your Life is to draw your attention to two things — the relative emissions benefits of different actions, as well as the relative structural benefits. (You’ll find everything you need to know about the project here .) For the first, we needed some help. So we shared our vision with WattTime, a nonprofit that builds data-driven tools to help people, companies, and policymakers figure out how to reduce emissions, and lucky for us, they were excited to support the project. Decarbonize Your Life Why Switching to an EV Matters So Much for the Climate The decarbonization benefits abound. Robinson Meyer September 23, 2024 Heatmap Illustration/Getty Images Electric vehicles? Really? Is it really true that Heatmap looked at every way that you can decarbonize your life, meditated upon the politics, did the math, and concluded … that you should buy an EV? Are EVs really that important to fighting climate change? Decarbonize Your Life How to Shop for an EV There’s an electric vehicle out there for every driver. Andrew Moseman September 23, 2024 Heatmap Illustration/Getty Images Whatever your motivation for buying an electric vehicle, here’s the thing: The first day you own one, you’re going to love it. Forget the fears that come with a new technology, the negativity that stems from the politicization of EVs ownership, or the dead-and-buried stereotype that EVs are slow and boring rides for greenies only. Electric cars are zippy and fun because, unlike gas […]