Comments on: Carbon footprints – what makes the biggest difference?

By: A reason to celebrate, not to hide | Caffeinated Catholic Mama

A reason to celebrate, not to hide | Caffeinated Catholic Mama — Wed, 25 May 2011 19:23:01 +0000

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By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:02:52 +0000

On an individual level, yes, that’s probably the case, but only if you’re a serial flyer. Many people don’t fly – it’s more of a middle class thing. Across the whole country, emissions from aviation account for around 7% of emissions.

So, if you’re talking to the middle class specifically, stopping our flights is one of the first things to do. As a strategic priority nationwide, insulation, diet and consumption account for more actual CO2.

However, aviation gets the headlines because it is the fastest growing source of emissions, and something the government has been encouraging. Because flying is such a carbon intensive activity, growth in aviation would be disproportionately damaging and make our CO2 targets unreachable, so it is important from that point of view.

By: Louise

Louise — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:22:03 +0000

I read in George Marshall’s Carbon Detox book that long-haul flights are the first thing you should quit to get your carbon levels down… that flights are the biggest contributor to carbon emmissions. I don’t have the book to hand but that’s the main impression I got.

Simply cutting down meat consumption as an individual is surely going to cut less carbon than, for example, choosing not to fly to Australia? Or have I got that wrong?

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Welcome « MAKE WEALTH HISTORY — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:07:13 +0000

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shipping cars — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:18:33 +0000

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By: Zoky

Zoky — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:26:10 +0000

Thanks for that one. It is possible to get to the point where you can tick all the boxes on the standard and much publicised life-style changes to reduce CO2 and be more eco-aware, and then wonder what to try next.
One of the big issues in consuming less meat is that for decades we have been used to eating it as the centre-piece of a meal, to which vegetables are a some-what flavourless accompaniment. We need to do two things, I think;
*Regard the vegetables in their delicious diversity as the centre-piece, exploring their huge range of textures and flavours
*Re-educate our taste-buds. It is possible to learn to like almost anything (I know from experience!)
If you are hungry you appreciate food so much more, so cut out unnecessary snacking and anything can be a feast. Take the trouble to cook it for yourself, then you will really enjoy the sense of reward and achievement as you sit down to consume the fruit of your labours. And don’t make comparisons. It does not help if you are indulging in self-pity as a suffering hero while you pick at your veggie meal,wishing all the while it was an 8oz steak. Try instead to learn to appreciate different flavours and textures on their own terms, broadening your tastes as you do so. Believe me, you will enjoy your food so much more, and you will very likely consume much less!

By: ed

ed — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:09:27 +0000

Check out this interactive US Carbon Footprint Map, an interactive United States Carbon Footprint Map, illustrating Greenest States to Cities. This site has all sorts of stats on individual State & City energy consumptions, demographics and much more down to your local US City level…

http://www.eredux.com/states/