With the nights getting colder and longer, you may be worrying about the extra heating and fuel you've been burning and its
effect on your carbon footprint.
For example, even though cheese is # 3
on the carbon footprint list, less - dense cheese is slightly better than harder cheese because it takes less milk to produce.
«We have gathered available
information on the carbon footprint of shale gas to inform our estimate of the potential impacts of shale gas exploration, extraction and use in the UK on UK climate change objectives... With the right safeguards in place, the net effect on UK GHG emissions from shale gas production in the UK will be relatively small.»
The way we use resources in our homes as we go about our daily lives has a tremendous
impact on our carbon footprint, and this is especially true in one of the most energy - heavy rooms of the house: the kitchen.
He's a leader in the emerging field of urban ecology and an
expert on carbon footprints, the metric used to gauge the volume of greenhouse gases that a person or community emits during the course of their everyday activities.
Those who have the means can cut down
on their carbon footprint big - time by investing in cutting - edge energy savers such as photovoltaic panels, geothermal heating and hybrid cars.
This will also be mirrored on products bought in supermarkets with traceability, ecological impact and
info on carbon footprint all appearing on packaging.
For example, a large body of research has found switching to an entirely vegetarian diet would make a huge
difference on the carbon footprint of our food system — the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security research program reports that if the global population were to reduce or cut its meat intake, it would halve the cost of mitigation actions needed to stabilize carbon dioxide levels to 450 parts per million by midcentury — but for many people that is not in the cards.
A report by Cleantech
Group on the carbon footprint of the Kindle stated: ``... the second - generation Kindle represents the same emissions as 15 books bought in person or 30 purchased online.
There's no link yet for the online version, but the print version May issue of National Geographic features a cool
article on the carbon footprint of wine.
Placing so much emphasis
solely on carbon footprints gives traction to foolhardy ideas such as carbon capture, iron seeding of the ocean and the expansion of nuclear power, which have no precedent in geologic history and seek to reduce net carbon emissions at the cost of much greater environmental damage.
As a colloquialism for taking on a challenge, mata no peito urges
taking on carbon footprint reduction, as well as rainforest protection.
3:30 PM EST: «I wish to urge the UN system to initiate an
assessment on the carbon footprints of war, conflicts, security and terrorism,» said Masoumeh Ebtekar, Iran's female vice president and head of the Department of the Environment.
Besides violating Interstate Commerce Law and possibly the U.S. Constitution, C - ARB also
cheated on the carbon footprint of conventional biofuels, in order to disqualify them.
The recent changes in China probably have a much bigger effect
on carbon footprints in the EU and US than any other factor.
In a world where carbon accounting is becoming the norm - and the standard by which we measure the impact of our use of resources and consumption of goods - a one - stop source for transparent
information on carbon footprints of everything on earth with easy searchability will impact everything from consumer habits to how carbon accounting is done.
For instance, it is not clear if an import tax could vary based on the amount of carbon dioxide emitted during a good's production — WTO rules would have to be interpreted in a way that considers products not to be «like» each other
based on their carbon footprints.
«Holland's commitment to sharing the «Trucking Moves America Forward» campaign not only demonstrates their enthusiasm for trucking, but I also believe it is the kind of spark that will continue to educate the American public that trucking is safe, essential and making an
impact on our carbon footprint,» said Kevin Burch, First Vice Chairman of the American Trucking Associations.
He's a leader in the emerging field of urban ecology and an
expert on carbon footprints, the metric used to gauge the volume of greenhouse gases that a person or community emits during the course of their everyday activities.
Some of this gas inevitably escaped into the environment, even though it was trapped as well as possible, and since it is about 17000 times as powerful as a global warming gas as CO 2, it had an
effect on the carbon footprints of the cells.
As one of the event sponsors, Rexam was able to highlight the significant impact that increased recycling rates can have
on the carbon footprint of aluminium beverage cans.
In this study, the authors provide engineering assumptions and sample calculations for their recommendations, but also stress that solutions need to be developed on a case - by - case basis, taking into account cost over the life cycle, environmental factors, and the impact high maintenance can have
on the carbon footprint.
«This would be based
on the carbon footprint and energy efficiency difference between manufacturing regions, and would be a better market - and science - based solution than a solar panel tariff,» said Dajun Yue, a Northwestern graduate student in You's research group and lead author on the paper.
Buying flowers that were grown locally (or at least within a couple - hundred - mile radius) is usually the most effective way to cut down
on their carbon footprint.
There are many ways in which you can cut down
on the carbon footprint of both the office and all of the individuals who work there.
The DOE provides information
on carbon footprints and estimates geothermal power at 0.18 pounds or 84 grams CO2 equivalent per kilowatt hour (g CO2e / kWh) produced.
To figure out just how much of an impact the Nest Thermostat has
on your carbon footprint, we had to consider everything that goes into making it — from the materials and manufacturing to the shipping and packaging.
That's why it's now launching its Solar Battery Storage offer to help cut down
on carbon footprint and, in the long run, also cut down on bills.