Read and choose
Start with Section 1, or choose the area that fits your life now.
Guide + Companion
Learn, act, track, and keep going.
The Guide provides the context. The Companion keeps the work small, visible, and easy to return to. You are never expected to work on all 75 tasks at once.
Complete five tasks
Work through one stage without losing your place or seeing everything at once.
Finish and continue
A completed stage stays saved and can be reopened whenever you want to review or change it.
Why collective progress matters
Your progress is personal. The goal is collective.
ACC's base scenario models people in 100 million households completing and maintaining Sections 1-3. Together, those actions equal a modeled 400 million metric tons CO2e per year - about 6.3% of the EPA gross U.S. annual emissions reference used in Guide Goals.
The Companion turns that model into a practical path. It helps people reduce and counterbalance part of the emissions tied to everyday living without claiming a perfect personal offset.
A scale illustration, not a forecast or guarantee.
100 million participating households
400 MMT modeled CO2e per year
About 6.3% of the U.S. reference
See the Model
Phone-ready web app
Save the Companion to your home screen.
Use it like a small ACC app: open the Companion quickly, keep working through your guide sections, and sync with your member account when you are signed in.
Install options appear on supported browsers after the live site loads.
Step 1 of 3 • Choose a guide section
What part of sustainable living are you working on?
Each section covers a different part of the guide and contains 15 tasks. Choose one section now; you can switch whenever your priorities change.
Sections tell you what part of the guide you are working on. Stages show how deeply you are building that part into everyday life.
Current: Section 1 of 5 — Everyday Foundation
SectionWhat you are working on
StageHow deeply you are working on it
TaskThe action you actually complete
Step 2 of 3 • Choose a stage
Choose a stage inside Section 1: Everyday Foundation.
Every section uses the same three levels. Start with realistic first wins, build repeatable household systems, then take on bigger actions that need planning or verification.
Step 3 of 3 • Your five tasks
Section 1: Everyday Foundation • Stage 1: First Wins
Complete these five tasks gradually. A checkmark records progress; it does not by itself claim a measured emissions reduction.
Make the change stick
Keep notes so the habit gets easier.
Write down what helped, what got in the way, and what you want to repeat or improve next.
Notes save automatically on this device.
Optional reminders
Get a gentle nudge to come back.
Turn on local browser reminders for this device. For full push notifications after the browser is closed, ACC will need a later app or server notification upgrade.
Reminders are off.
Milestones
Build from daily habits to bigger action.
Complete five low-cost, renter-friendly starting actions in each of the five guide sections.
Build repeatable routines, compare options, and complete practical household upgrades across all five sections.
Make durable investments, use verified programs, and build regenerative systems without skipping evidence or safety.