Chris Alescio

What is a Carbon Footprint?

Measure of impact our activities have on the environment, and in particular climate change

Relates to amount of greenhouse gases produced in our day to day lives through burning fossil fuels for electricity, heating etc.

IndividualsIndividuals

turn off electronics when not in use, turn turn off electronics when not in use, turn down the central and water heating, hang down the central and water heating, hang your wash to dry instead of using your your wash to dry instead of using your dryerdryer

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TravelTravel

Car pool, take the bus or walk, when in a Car pool, take the bus or walk, when in a hotel room turn lights and A.C. offhotel room turn lights and A.C. off

Reduce number of flights Reduce number of flights See if you can work from home one day See if you can work from home one day

a weeka week

RecyclingRecycling

ReduceReduce: avoid products with excessive : avoid products with excessive packagingpackaging

Re-useRe-use: re-use products as many times : re-use products as many times as possible for maximum useas possible for maximum use

RecycleRecycle: uses less energy and produces : uses less energy and produces less pollution than making things from less pollution than making things from scratchscratch

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