One Planet

Switzerland has signed the COP21 agreement, so it is committed to halving its direct CO2 emissions by 2030. What can we do as citizens at a personal level to reach this goal? Two Swiss families have accepted the challenge to begin living in a more sustainable way. The starting point is the discovery of their carbon footprint calculated by an expert. They then have six months to reduce their CO2 emissions, to learn how to live differently without lowering their quality of life. Two young change-instigators follow them and encourage them on their quest. Both families work on three main goals: food, mobility and housing. Following on from this, the instigators set different challenges to help the family implement new habits, but they also surprise and reward them in order to make the changes sustainable. From these individual experiences, projections are made to see what the impact across Switzerland would be, if everyone agreed to slightly modify their behaviour. At the end of this environmental adventure, the families discover how much they have managed to reduce their carbon footprint. It is worth the effort for the planet’s sake, because we only have the one!