And here it is, the long-awaited 2017 Carbon Footprint calculation! Using our utility bills, car and rail mileage, the Climate Care calculator, the lame Virgin Rail Footprint calculator, the excellent SCNF one and NEF‘s I have calculated that our family’s footprint is about 11 tonnes. To put this in perspective 11 tonnes is the same amount of […]
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The Carbon Cost of Skiing
We love to ski almost as much as we love the environment but there is an obvious conflict between the two. The two factors that most concern us most are the CO2 emissions from the travel and the air pollution from vehicles in the vulnerable mountain regions. Looking into travelling to Mt Blanc, we found […]
Relative Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Given the earth’s level of atmospheric CO2 has recently breached the 400ppm barrier and it is proven that CO2 levels in the atmosphere affect our climate, I thought I’d have a look into measuring and reducing the carbon dioxide my family’s activities emit. Using the excellent Carbon Calculator at Climate Care http://climatecare.org/calculator/ we can get […]