How to Reduce Your Carbon Foot Print
There are many simple ways to reduce the footprint you leave on the planet. Learn how to reduce your footprint in each consumption category–carbon, food, housing, and goods and services—but don’t stop there. Amplify your impact by encouraging others to follow your lead. Engage your friends and community with local and global movements for social change, or start your own movement! Reduce your Carbon Footprint Use Cleaner Transport Walk, bike, or take public transit whenever possible. Avoid allowing your car to idle. If you’ll be waiting for more than 30 seconds, turn off the engine (except in traffic). And don’t take the drive-through. Park ...
What Is A Carbon Footprint?
What is A Carbon Footprint? A carbon footprint is a measure of the impact our activities have on the environment, and in particular climate change. It relates to the amount of greenhouse gases produced in our day-to-day lives through burning fossil fuels for electricity, heating and transportation etc. The carbon footprint is a measurement of all greenhouse gases we individually produce and has units of tonnes (or kg) of carbon dioxide equivalent. Each of us needs to "Play a Part" to reduce our Carbon Footprint. After all THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO LOSE IS CARBON. Today, it is more important than ever to reduce our Carbon ...
Sept. 15 Is Carbon Day
Celebrate Carbon Day on September 15th! At Carbon Day we believe that everyone should “PLAY A PART” and work towards the goal of reducing each person’s carbon footprint. Inevitably, when going about our daily lives — commuting, sheltering our families, eating — each of us contributes to the greenhouse gas emissions that are causing climate change. There are many things each of us, as individuals and organizations, can do to reduce our carbon emissions. The choices we make in our homes, offices, our travel, the food we eat, and what we buy and throw away all influence our carbon footprint and if we become ...
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