Tag: sustainability
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Driving a car is the main contributor to our carbon footprint from travelling. If we lived car-free, this would save 2.4 tonnes of carbon emissions per year. But many of us need to drive a car for work and leisure and alternatives such public transport, cycling and walking routes are not prevalent where our local…
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If you are a heavy meat eater, it is hard to know how to switch over to a plant-based diet. A plant-based diet is essential in a Net Zero world as it will halve the carbon emissions from our diet. There are also many benefits to adopting a plant-based diet: you will save up to…
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There are lots of exciting and easy ways to be activist and make a big difference to the cause of improving our environment. You can also meet new people, have new experiences and learn new skills at the same time! Here are a few suggestions: Plant trees for free from your phone One of the…
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Today we have the option of having our groceries delivered to us instead of going to the high street. If we want to reduce our carbon footprint, is it better to do our weekly shopping online and get it delivered to us, or should we make the effort to shop ourselves at the supermarket? Online…
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Heat pumps are used for heating a house. They replace gas which is usually used for heating and electrifies it instead. It is considered a green option for home improvements because our national grid is partly powered by renewable energy. It is worth noting that heat pumps are not suitable for around half of the…
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Solar panels are an essential part of a Net Zero lifestyle and about 1.5 million homes in Britain now have them. Solar panels convert sunlight into electricity and are a renewable source of energy. They have become more popular since they have come down in price and there are financial incentives to adopt them such…
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What will our houses be like in a Net Zero world? The answer is that it will not look that different to how it looks today! The only differences will be down to using renewable energy for electricity, swapping a heat pump for natural gas and creating an efficient heating-cooling system. Putting these changes in…
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Surveys suggest that people think recycling will make the biggest difference to their carbon footprint. There are countless blogs explaining how to reduce our waste to practically zero. However, the truth is no matter how much effort we put into recycling, it will neve reduce our carbon footprint as much as other actions and we…
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It is not obvious how our water use contributes to our carbon footprint. Our use of water contributes to our carbon footprint in a few ways: it needs to be treated and transported to us and then heated when we want hot water. All this requires energy and adds to our carbon footprint. On top…
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The food wasted globally is staggering. Despite that we make 5000 calories per person, when we only need 2500 calories, 733 million people go hungry everyday and nearly 3 billion people cannot afford a healthy diet. Globally, 25-30% of food is lost or wasted from farm to the household to landfill and it is estimated…