Lighter Living is a Transition Salt Spring (TSS) initiative that promotes more sustainable and balanced lifestyle choices. It emphasizes living within our ecological means—aligning our consumption with the Earth’s ability to regenerate its resources.
Today, there’s a wealth of science at the intersection of behavioral research, climate science, and social change. Our partners at One Earth and the United Nations Environment Programme have sifted through the data and derived an action list of the simple, everyday choices we can make that are proven to have at least a low to medium impact on our ecological footprint?
The good news? Many small actions really do add up to big change.
Each month, Lighter Living focuses on one of the recommended actions and offers a range of information and opportunities to spotlight sustainable choices. We share fast facts, deep dives, interviews with local changemakers, and showcase easy, attractive, and affordable steps that can drive meaningful impact.
Our focus is hyperlocal and relatable—we aim to show and tell, inspire, promote, and teach how to make small but powerful shifts in our everyday economic, social, and cultural choices. The goal? To ensure everyone can meet their basic needs and aspirations while helping regenerate our planet.
Lighter Living offers Salt Springers practical tools and local stories to support a more resilient, thriving, and sustainable community.
Because small changes to what we eat, how we move, where we live, how we manage our stuff—and even how we spend our free time—can make a massive difference.