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 [...]
Installing double glazing or energy saving UPVC windows can considerably save money on utility bills, save energy, and reduce your carbon footprint.
Double glazing works by trapping air between two window panes; this creates in insulating barrier that reduces heat loss in homes, therefore saving energy and allowing you to save money on utility bills with [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Following the previous post on the simple energy saving technique of changing all your standard lightbulbs to energy saving light bulbs, another great way to reduce carbon emissions and improve home and business premises energy efficiency is with insulation, especially loft insulation.
Loft insulation provides fantastic insulative capabilities. In an uninsulated home, approximately 40% of heat [...]