Tag: carbon footprint
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You may have heard that palm oil is harmful to the environment. But what is palm oil and what impact is it having on climate change? Palm oil comes from oil palm trees. Up to 85% of palm oil is produced in countries of Indonesia and Malaysia. Palm oil is used in nearly 50% of…
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It is common knowledge that eating meat is bad for the environment. But there is no meat that produces as high carbon emissions as beef. Why? Beef is the main reason for deforestation and mostly destroys tropical rainforests around the world. Tropical rainforests maintain the global water cycle, absorb huge amounts of carbon dioxide and…
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Eating less meat is a route to reducing your carbon footprint. Cutting it out altogether can reduce your carbon footprint by 1 ton a year. But there is an exception is this argument. A vegetarian meal is not automatically better for the environment if it contains lots of cheese. Cheese contains cow’s milk. Dairy cows…
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Do you need to spend tens of thousands of pounds to reduce your carbon footprint? It is well known that expensive heat pumps and electric cars reduce our carbon footprint. However, what is less well understood is that adopting eco-friendly habits can improve your finances and you don’t need to spend any money or compromise…
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If you want to reduce our carbon footprint from washing dishes, what method should we use? Should we wash the dishes ourselves or use a dishwasher? Research from Professor Bernes-Lee show easy ways to wash our dishes in a more energy efficient way. Should we use the dishwasher or hand wash dishes? Research shows that…
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When we have a shower, it adds to our carbon emissions we create from our household. But how can you reduce your carbon footprint from having a shower? This depends on the time you spend in the shower and the type of showerhead and boiler you use. It is a very easy way to cut…
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The task to get to net zero lifestyle is big, but we don’t need to re-examine every action we do to reduce our emissions. The best route to reduce our carbon emissions to do the big things first and not worry about the things that only reduce our emissions by a fraction. There are actions…
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The way you wash your clothes in the washing machine can make a big impact on the carbon emissions you are producing. You can save a quarter of a ton of carbon emissions a year and save money with these tips below. Loading the washing machine The easiest way to reduce the carbon footprint of…
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Which desserts have a lower carbon footprint? What makes a big difference is individual ingredients in desserts. Dairy ingredients such as milk, butter and cream increase the carbon emissions of a dessert because they are cow-related products. Cows produce the largest number of emissions out of any animals and therefore any product that comes from…
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Carbon emission reducing snacks What snacks should you eat if you want to reduce your carbon footprint? Professor Bridle’s book ‘Food and climate change without the hot air’ analyses typical snacks we eat and suggest ways we can make small changes in our snacks to change our footprint. Chocolate Chocolate bars will vary in their…