Green credentials and decarbonisation

Calculator

According to an online calculator, my personal emissions equate to 4.6kg and my home uses 2.6kg of CO₂ per year.

Website

Only 0.01g of CO₂ is produced every time someone visits this web page. This web page appears to be running on sustainable energy

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Sustainability

  • Avoid fast fashion
  • Avoid unnecessary plastics (e.g, using soap and shampoo bars over bottled gels)

Garden

  • The small garden is allowed to grow in spring and we delay the first cut of the lawn to allow for pollinators to benefit.
  • An area of the garden is set up for wild flowers.
  • We have grown a mixture of fruit and vegetables including apples, blackberries, rhubarb, strawberries, potatoes, carrots, parsnips and radishes.

Recycling

  • Actively seek to recycle waste products. As a household we rarely fill the refuse waste, but do fill the recycling boxes for card, glass, and foil and plastics.
  • We also recycle coffee pods and contact lenses and give plenty to charity as well as shop there often.

Energy

  • 10 Solar Panels and a 5kw battery helps reduce reliance on the grid. Home is 60% independent from the grid based on metrics over a rolling 12-month period.
  • Energy provider uses green energy.
  • 100% of the home uses smart energy efficient lighting.
  • Own an EV (as a gift to my spouse) but have never been able to nor learned to drive so all commuting has been via foot or public transport.

Travel

  • Previously working was mostly from home, but occasional trips to London for work are by train. The Trainline App reports that this journey typically saves 27kg of CO₂.
  • For all train travel since June 2021, I have saved 448kg of CO₂. Using 197kg compared 645kg had the journey been by car.
  • Due to my disability I am currently homebound and not working, so travel has reduced to zero.