Carbon Footprint
A carbon footprint shows the amount of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions associated with a person or place. The data below show the estimated combined carbon footprint for Heybridge and Maldon and it is broken down by consumption of goods and services, food and diet, housing, travel and waste. This estimated carbon footprint was taken from Impact | Community carbon calculator (impact-tool.org.uk) on 21 February 2023.
Heybridge and Maldon’s combined carbon footprint
The graph shows the combined estimated per household carbon footprint of Heybridge and Maldon, which in total in 16.5t CO2 e!
The UK average carbon footprint is about 10 tonnes Carbon Dioxide per person per year, which is double the global average. As you can see the average estimated climate footprint is slightly higher than the UK average.
Knowing our carbon footprint gives us a baseline to work from and allows us to see the impacts of our actions.
Source:https://www.carbonindependent.org
THIRTY FOR 30: CUTTING YOUR CARBON (source: www.julespretty.com)
Reducing Your Carbon Footprint
Taking steps to lower your carbon footprint, can help contribute to the overall reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. On an individual level this might seem insignificant, but the more people that make these small changes the bigger the impact.
Reducing your carbon footprint is not just good for our planet. It can benefit our health and save us money.
To help you on your carbon reduction journey, leading environmentalist, Professor Jules Pretty has developed ‘Thirty for 30’, a handy list of carbon cutting actions you can take to reduce your carbon footprint by 2030.
Source: https://www.carbonindependent.org