Early Retirement Blog

In 101 nations around the world, in groups large and small, people are gathering holding signs and forming human signs spelling out the number 350, in an attempt to gain media attention and to put pressure on their governments to sign the upcoming Copenhagen Climate Treaty.

The number 350 represents the sustainable limit of   parts per million of carbon,  earth’s atmosphere can contain, without destroying human life on our planet.   We’ve already past 350 ppm of CO2 in the atmosphere.   Earth’s atmosphere contains 387 ppm of CO2 and climbing.

Organizers of the 350 event are hoping that a massive grassroots showing will convince reluctant governments, especially the United States, to sign the Copenhagen Treaty and begin reducing CO2 levels in the atmosphere.   The Obama administration has indicated that the U.S. Senate will not be able to ratify the treaty before the big Climate Change international gathering occurs in Copenhagen this December.

You don’t need to wait for politicians to get their acts together or depend on organizations like 350 to reduce climate change.   You can have a dramatic and positive impact on climate change by simply retiring early.   That’s right, retire early saving the planet, retirement is the single best action you can take to reduce climate change.

Working creates a lot of CO2 that’s destroying the planet.   Better than recycling, changing light bulbs or driving hybrid cars, your global warming impact naturally declines when you retire.   No more commute, dry cleaning, suits and pantyhose, flying and driving to business meetings, your retirement will prevent tons of extra CO2 from entering the atmosphere.

So significant is the impact retirement has on the environment, that Green Retirement was developed to save the planet, by helping you retire early.   Green Retirement enables individuals to retire early, years earlier and with much less savings than traditional retirement planning, by calculating the positive financial benefit reducing your consumption has on your retirement savings needs.  Try our Free Retirement Calculator to see how reducing your expenses, enables you to save more for retirement, and retire with less savings.

Reducing your consumption before and after retirement, allows you to save more for retirement, and retire with less savings, A win-win for you and the planet.   Traditional retirement planning over-estimates your retirement savings needs, damaging the planet, by forcing you to work longer.    Do the world a favor and retire.