The human race is hugely reliant on fossil fuels in so many aspects of our daily lives. Oil is refined into petrol and aviation fuel to power our cars and planes for transport. It is turned into diesel to power farming equipment to bring us food, and is used in the creation of all kinds [...]

A large contributor to an individual’s Carbon Footprint comes from the things we consume. An interesting pie chart gives us a breakdown and shows what carbon emissions the average person releases in the post ‘Carbon Footprint – What is a Carbon Footprint?’.
As this pie chart shows, the majority of an individual’s carbon footprint comes from [...]

In the previous post ‘Carbon Footprint – What is a carbon footprint?’ we looked at what a carbon footprint was and what contributes to a person’s carbon footprint. The next step therefore seems sensible to look at how an individual can calculate their carbon footprint.
As mentioned in ‘Carbon Footprint – What is it?’ an individual’s [...]

I’m sure most people have heard the phrase ‘carbon footprint’ before. It’s a buzz phrase that the media and governments of the world love to quote, and a lot is said about reducing our carbon footprint and how to do it. But before we come to ways of doing that, what is a carbon footprint?
A [...]