Previously we outlined what Carbon Credits and Carbon Offsets were in the post ‘What are Carbon Offsets‘. In this post we are going to examine the advantages of carbon credits in more detail, looking at the major benefits that the purchasing of carbon credits brings to fighting climate change. Although there has been much criticism [...]

Following the previous post ‘ Reduce your Carbon Footprint by Buying Local’, we are going to look further into how much CO2 emissions are produced for different types of food, therefore analysing the carbon footprints for food products in the UK.
Many products in the UK are flown in due to them being highly perishable. These [...]

There is much talk in the media on the subject of carbon offsets bought by companies and individuals to reduce their carbon emissions, but what are carbon offsets?
Carbon Offsets or a Carbon Offset is a financial instrument aimed to offset carbon emissions through the purchasing of carbon credit’s from a company or organisation who invest in projects [...]

In order to assess how our daily actions affect the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and contribute to our carbon footprint it is important to know which of the fossil fuels and other fuels we release are the most harmful to our planet, we can assess this by examining which fossil fuels give [...]

Coal is one of the most abundant fossil fuels that are left, and hundreds of years supply may be available. Nobody is certain but estimates range from 250 years to 350 years. It is difficult to say however because nobody knows how much we will rely on coal in the future once other fossil fuels [...]

Oil often gets most attention when people ask questions about how much fossil fuel there is left in the world. However we should not overlook all the fossil fuels on the planet, so how much natural gas is left in the world? And when will natural gas run out?

The major reserves of natural gas are [...]

Following the previous post of when will fossil fuels run out, we will now look at oil. Oil is very often the western world’s obsession. It powers our cars, harvests and transports our food, and allows is to go on holiday’s abroad which are such a common part of modern life for most people in [...]