I have just been told to lower my co2 to, get some draft excluders for around my windows (dobble glased), fit under flour insulation (conceret flour), dry my clothes outside when it is not rainning (if its cold they still won't dry), bye an A rated dishwasher (i wash my dishes by hand as i don't have room for one), use public transport were posible(not posible as public transport is crap).

So it's a bunch of crap.

My carbon footprint is horrific- I test cars for a living, drive 400+ miles per week and have a pretty uneconomical Polo to tool about in on the weekend.

But if the solution is giving up my job, not going home to Cardiff to see my girlfriend and selling the G40, then I'm going to remain Greenpeace's nightmare.

Double glazed windows aren't really at the cutting edge of technology. Northern European homes are insulated to a much higher standard than UK homes. Obviously they need this due to their climate, but employing similar house building practices here would see dramatic drops in heating bills. In Germany some companies can build a house in 3 days in a factory. All of the waste is recycled for use as insulation...they deliver...6 days later its up and ready for decoration....that's the future!

Good shout washing you dishes by hand...you've got to way up the costs/energy/time etc. with this. A lot of dish washers offer a much higher standard of cleaning/sterilisation...be interesting to know how much water they use.

Doesn't have to be hot for clothes to dry outside...

Public transport is rubbish...UK used to be the best country in the world when it came to rail ways. I'd love to see public transport taking a leap forward. No complaints in big cities...I guess since there aren't many big urban sprawls in the UK, we can benefit from integrated transport systems like they enjoy in other big cities around the world.

Edited 18 March, 200818 yr by Tav

I wouldnt mind buying all the green shit like good fridges and stuff if i wasnt the one who had to pay for it!

The best way to stop producing CO2 - stop breathing. Problem solved.

Lol. Then when you do that you'll stop driving and doing other human based tasks so your Co2 footprint will decrease even more!

I planted about 3/4 of a mile of hedgerow last year, that probably makes up for running the Camry for 10 minutes.

Is it bad to care about your co2 footprint?

NO , the govvernment chat shit about it 24/7. i dont see gordon brown or any of his batty boys on the bus, they drive round in their jags, so damn rite I'm gonna drive round in my vw.

Good shout washing you dishes by hand...you've got to way up the costs/energy/time etc. with this. A lot of dish washers offer a much higher standard of cleaning/sterilisation...be interesting to know how much water they use.

It just so happens one of the guys in my year is doing a design project on water use in the kitchen!

The answer to your question is the best dishwashers can clean an entire load with 15litres of water.

i reduced my carbon footprint by loads as i know longer burn fossil fuel to run my polo.

Its steam powered, i burn endangered species and tropical birds to fuel the fire.

Seriously my car cuts a hole in the ozone layer everywhere i drive, it porbably isn't great.

My dads partner at work runs his RX-8 on petrol and water mix somehow with no detrimental affects. He has patent pending on a range of alternative fueling........ still a long way off.

Edited 19 March, 200818 yr by demolover

My carbon footprint is quite good, energy saving bulbs, low use white goods, all not bad.........until you take travelling into account - drive everywhere which brings it right up again.

Have to say although the low energy bulbs / fridges etc cost a lil more to buy, I've saved loads more in lower lecce bills

How do you calculate it?

Reckon mine would be pretty low, no dishwasher, don't use the car much cos I live in the town centre and walk everywhere and the only white goods I use are the fridge, cooker and washing machine (all shared with other people).

Double glazed windows aren't really at the cutting edge of technology. Northern European homes are insulated to a much higher standard than UK homes. Obviously they need this due to their climate, but employing similar house building practices here would see dramatic drops in heating bills. In Germany some companies can build a house in 3 days in a factory. All of the waste is recycled for use as insulation...they deliver...6 days later its up and ready for decoration....that's the future!

I saw this happen when I was in Canada.

Infact about 50 new homes were errected and finished in about 2 weeks ready for sale.

The most time consuming thing was the levelling, foundations and roads which they had done before I arrived.

It was litterally flat pack houses, great big wooden frames.

In Quebec, a lot of the houses have second living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens ect. in the basement which can be two floors. Amazing really, this is done to keep them cool in the summer and act as insulation in the winter.

I heard Ikea were doing flat pack homes soon..or parts of them..

So I heard in product design at A Level!

I wish my landlord would pay attention to insulation, my flat has none and a good 1cm gap under the door letting the cold air in 24/7... but his carbon footprint isn't too big because the heating is hardly ever on!

I've been walking half an hour to and from uni for the last week which makes me feel a little smug, but it's only cos my polo is terrible to drive right now.

But my main concern is my pocket which is why I don't use the car unnecessarily - not my carbon footprint!

I care about my carbon foot print about as much as Hitler cared about gas bills.

I care about my carbon foot print about as much as Hitler cared about gas bills.

:lol: I hope that doesnt contain a hint of antisemitism :p

How do you calculate it?

Reckon mine would be pretty low, no dishwasher, don't use the car much cos I live in the town centre and walk everywhere and the only white goods I use are the fridge, cooker and washing machine (all shared with other people).

http://www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx

I care about my carbon foot print about as much as Hitler cared about gas bills.

:lol:

My house in Cardiff the radiators don't work, i use a spare single duvet to cover my window to keep the 'heat' in - And i use my car for every single journey!!!! i think it balances out.

my carbon footprint is not good either. I drive an old polo, got a 1971 2 Stroke BSA motorbike. I work as a mechanic. And i fart.

but at least i walk to work.

one way to lower the carbon emmissions is to kill all the cows. the fart more co2 then a car.

All you walkers, have you considered the CO2 from transporting your fuel, (food)? How many people buy meat from New zeland, veg from Egypt, wine from Italy etc. When you consider all the CO2 emitted from these 'food miles', and the fact that the human body isn't very efficient, walking is more damaging to the environment than driving

Unless you buy your food locally you may as well drive

Who comes up with this shit?