Roughly 40% of carbon emissions are under direct individual control – half from transportation and half from electricity and heating in the home (as a nationwide average). An additional few points can be controlled by diet changes.
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Roughly 40% of carbon emissions are under direct individual control – half from transportation and half from electricity and heating in the home (as a nationwide average). An additional few points can be controlled by diet changes. Links to online calculators and key numbers for personal carbon budget analysis. For a personal Kyoto compliance amount, figure a little over 5 metric tons — 11,000 pounds — of Co2 per year per person. Reducing animal product consumption may be a fairly direct route to reducing one’s greenhouse gas footprint and offers collateral health and environmental benefits. Affluent individuals tend to have larger carbon footprints than those less fortunate. |