Archive for the ‘Ways to Cut Carbon Emissions’ Category

Advantages of Carbon Credits

Posted on September 15th, 2009 by by Richard

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 [...]

Carbon Footprint for Food - Which Foods Produce Most CO2

Posted on August 3rd, 2009 by by Richard

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 [...]

Reduce Carbon Footprint by Buying Local

Posted on June 5th, 2009 by by Richard

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 [...]