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Carbon footprint, cause and ways to reduce it
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2. Everything that grows is built out of carbon. Carbon is also stored in
great quantities in all fossil fuels.
When Carbon is in its solid form, it is harmless, and in fact profoundly
helpful and supportive of life as we know it. When these source of carbon
are burned, carbon is transformed into a gas known as Carbon dioxide.
Increasing accumulations of Carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere
coupled with increasing emissions of other greenhouse gases is
responsible for the global warming crisis we now face as a global
community.
3. A Carbon footprint is a measure of the impact our activities have on the
environment, and in particular climate change.
It relates to the total greenhouse gas emission produced directly and
indirectly in our day to day lives through burning fossil fuels and
electricity, heating and transportation etc.
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7. An individual’s carbon footprint is the direct effect their actions have on the environment in terms of
greenhouse gas emission. In general, the biggest contributors to the carbon footprints of individuals in
industrialized nations are transportation and household electricity use. An individual’s secondary
carbon footprint is dominated by their diet, clothes and personal products.
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9. It is important for us all to think in terms of reducing our emissions of Carbon
dioxide. Every aspect of our economy is dependent on fossil fuel derived energy
and resources.
As we seek and develop alternative sources of energy, and as we begin to think
and live in more efficient ways, we are still left with the undeniable reality that
we have irreversibly damaged our earth from generations of negligence.
Carbon dioxide emissions from economic activity will continue and perhaps
escalate if we don’t get a grasp on our carbon footprint. The only current way to
address this issue head on is to offset the emission we cannot yet eliminate.
10. A Plant-based diet is significantly less land and energy intensive
than a diet with a high proportion of meat, seafood and dairy.
11. Recycling our wastes has enormous environmental and economic benefits in the
form of reduced landfill space, fewer demands for raw materials, less energy
consumption, less air and water pollution, lower waste-disposal bills, and
cheaper goods.
12. The average car driven 10,000 miles in one year can put off an average of 5.5 metric
tons of Carbon dioxide emission.
Leaving your car at home just two days a week can reduce greenhouse gas emission by
an average of 1,600 pounds per year.
13. Recycling one metric ton of paper saves 17 trees.
It takes 40-95% less energy to produce goods with recycled aluminum,
glass, plastic or paper than it does to manufacture them with raw
materials.
The Us average carbon dioxide emission average is 1010 per person
year.
14. The idea of a carbon offset is to compensate for the greenhouse gas
emissions of a person by investing in a project that reduces emissions
from a atmosphere. The idea behind purchasing carbon offsets to
help balance your impact on world today.
There are many routes an offset purchase can go: wind energy farms,
siphoning off methane from landfills, planting trees or making
buildings more energy efficient.
15. Purchasing carbon offset blocks from reputable companies with a dedicated
and proven carbon offset can greatly improve the environment now, although
this is not a solution to reducing usage.
Our carbon offset block will mitigate about 500 pounds of Carbon-dioxide or
100 kHz of electricity. That’s the approximate emissions from driving 6,00
miles(mid size car).
The annual reduction of Carbon dioxide emissions from one block of NC
Green Power subscribed monthly is equivalent to planting 192 trees. Currently,
NC Green Power supports 40 million kHz of renewable energy per year, which
is enough to power more than 3,000 average homes in North Carolina.
16. If you want to make an imeidiate saving, insulation is the place to start -
nearly 25% of heat is lost via homes that are not insulated.
When possible install a wood burning stove and use renewable wood fuel.
Install an airer – it takes minutes to hang your clothes on a wall or floor
mounted airer, drying rack or washing line and long then the life of your
clothes by not using a tumble dryer.
17. Compost your degradable rubbish to produce an unlimited
supply of fertilizers for the garden.
Fit a water saver in the toilet cistern.
Buy organic fruit and vegetables boxes full of local produce or
local organic meat and sausages to eliminate
transportation and packaging charges.
Recycle your bath water by fitting a siphoned pump powered
water recycling system.
18. Wash your car using a bucket and a sponge instead of using a
jet wash or clean and polish your car using water less carwash
system.
Think before you drive – is my journey really necessary? Can I
commute, or use or park and ride?
Pay bills online – it avoids postage and processing, reduces
use of paper and saves trees.
