Individual savings
Your carbon footprint is based on your lifestyle and the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions you are responsible for. You can use our CO2 calculator to find out your footprint for your household.
How can I reduce my carbon footprint?
Here are 30 ideas on how to recuce your carbon footprint.
- Make sure you recycle as much as you can
- Buy products that offer you carboncreditz to offset your footprint (click here for list of companies)
- Switch to energy saving light bulbs
- Buy energy saving products or collect carboncreditz to buy them
- Turn your electrical appliances off; don't leave them on standby
- Turn down your heating by 1°C
- Ensure your home is energy efficient - insulate your loft and install double glazing
- Insulate cavity walls
- Recycle your unwanted items through charity shops
- Turn off lights when you are not in the room
- Cycle or walk for local journeys rather than using the car
- Car share for your journey to work
- Use public transport where you can
- Switch to a renewable electricity supplier
- Buy A rated electrical appliances
- Dispose of old appliances in an eco friendly way
- Use a lower temperature on you washing machine
- Hang your washing on the line rather than using a tumble dryer
- Heat only the water that you need
- Turn the tap off while cleaning your teeth
- Shower rather than bath
- Buy more locally sourced foods or grow your own
- Don't buy more food than you need; wastage costs energy and money
- Drive your car efficiently to decrease fuel consumption
- Check your tyres, make sure they are properly inflated
- Regularly service your car
- Buy a more fuel efficient car with less CO2 emissions
- Offset your flight miles with carboncreditz
- Save paper; don't print unnecessarily
- Collect rain water to water your plants
