Reducing Carbon Footprints

By : Jon Kovel

How Can I Reduce Emissions???

I can Reduce CO2 by:

•Changing my water supply to solar water

heating-This reduces Emissions by 400kg per

year

•Instead of using electrical power, I can use

wind turbines

-supplies 2.5-6 kilowatts

How Else???...

IN THE HOME:

LOW ENERGY LIGHT BULBS

-CFL LIGHT BULBS AND LED LIGHT BULBS

LOFT INSULATION

-REDUCES HEATING BILL REMARKABLY

Lighting Company's carbon reduction

On the road..

Biodiesel Fuel:

Biodiesel can be made from waste vegetable oil. This can be collected from

chip shops and restaurants and processed to make biodiesel that can be

used to run any diesel motor.

•Hybrid Vehicles and electrical powered cars•Riding Bicycles•Walking

RECYCLE!

Recycling is one of the best ways to reduce your carbon footprint.

Making new aluminum requires 95% less

energy

Manufacturing from recycled materials

requires a lot less energy than new virgin

materials

Bibliography

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