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What is Your Carbon Footprint?

Your carbon footprint is the direct effect your actions and lifestyle have on the environment in terms of carbon dioxide emissions. Probably the biggest contributors to your footprint are your travel needs, and your electricity demands at home. However, all your actions have a direct or indirect impact, including your diet, and the clothes you wear. We know cars, buses and airplanes burn gasoline, public transport may use gasoline and electricity and your home uses a significant portion of your personal electricity needs that generally comes from fossil fuel burning power plants. All these actions contribute to accelerating global warming and climate change.

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Reduce your emissions

Reducing your emissions is a vital part of combating climate change. We encourage everyone to be aware of their energy usage and its effects, and take steps to reduce this. What remains can be offset through our Carbon Free program.

bullet By being more energy efficient at home, you can reduce your emissions and lower your energy bills by more than 30%.
bullet Adjust your air conditioner and heater thermostat when you go out and shut down your system when you are away for extended periods.
bullet Turn off and unplug stereos, radios, TVs, and DVDs when you leave for holidays. These appliances have a stand-by function that uses energy even when they are turned off.
bullet Close doors to unused rooms trapping heating or cooling in rooms in use.
bullet Consider switching to compact fluorescent lighting. Compact fluorescent light bulbs use about 75 per cent less energy than incandescent bulbs.
bullet Insulating your walls and ceilings can save 20 to 30 percent of home heating bills and reduce CO2 emissions by as much as 1 ton per year.
bullet Clean all of your heating and cooling appliances, making sure they are dust free. Energy is lost when heating units have to work harder to draw air through dirty filters. Ensuring that your air conditioner filter is clean can save 5 percent of the energy used.
bullet Wash your dishes manually, or ensure your dishwasher is full when you run it. Allow your dishes to air dry, by not using the heat in the drying cycle can save 20 percent of your dishwasher's total electricity use.
bullet Where possible walk or bike to your destination. Fuel use through transport constitutes a large proportion of total UK emissions.
bullet Recycle glass, metals, plastics and paper.
bullet Plant shade trees and paint your house a light color if you live in a warm climate or a dark color if you live in a cold climate.
bullet Turn your refrigerator down.
bullet Select the most energy-efficient models when you replace your old appliances. Look for the Energy Star Label - your assurance that the product saves energy and prevents pollution.
bullet Slow down and drive sensibly. The faster and more aggressive you drive, the more petrol your car uses.

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