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The term Carbon Footprint is used allot nowadays. It refers to the amount of CO2
that you produce in your everyday life. Most things you do produces
Carbon Dioxide which is the main cause of global warming. The carbon
footprint is calculated from many different factors in your life which
includes surprising aspects like food miles. Now many of these aspects
have to be sorted out by larger companies but they are not just to
blame. For example, when shopping, shop for local produce which have
not travelled thousand of miles to get to your plate. Please visit our
links section for links on how to calculate your carbon footprint and
visit our shop for ways of reducing yours.
GLOBAL WARMING
Global warming refers to the term of the average
earths temperature increasing. Global warming is caused by a build up
in greenhouse gasses for which CO2
is the main contributor. These green house gasses trap the suns rays
within the earths atmosphere which is gradually warming up the average
temperature of the earth. This by itself does not sound to serious till
you take into account the effects that this has on everyday life.The
effects on us are serious, increased flooding, droughts and a higher
regularity of severe weather conditions. In the UK the differences will
be very severe effects from flooding, droughts, storms and more. Sea
temperatures will raise which means many low lying areas of the planet
will be lost forever. In respects to Bangladesh, well over 50% of the
country will be lost!
IS IT TOO LATE TO HELP?
No, everything we do now will have a impact on the
environment, If you do something now, this will help and what if you
could help and save money at the same time? This is where u4eco can
help with our guide of how to help save you money and the environment.
Our shop is full of products that will help you save the environment
and money making both the planet and your wallet happier. Below is a
few extra things you can do to help reduce your carbon footprint
further.
- Wash your clothes on a 30.cwash.
- Turn your heating thermostat down by 1.c.
- Have a shower instead of a bath.
- Walk or Cycle to work.
- Switch to energy saving light bulbs.
For further tips, please visit our shop and the links section.
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Your Carbon Footprint
Everything we do has a impact on the environment and the impact we have is judged by our carbon footprint. It is a measure of how much carbon dioxide we produce do everyday things. Driving to the the supermarket burns fuel and produces CO2 and this is the gas that is causing global warming. Even the food we buy is added to our carbon footprint. So what can we do to reduce ours? Will it cost us anything? The answer is no, there are many things out there which will help you reduce your carbon footprint and help the environment. But what if you can save money whilst doing this? This is where U4eco comes in, we provide the most cutting edge products that will help save your wallet and the environment. Click on our online store to see what we have in our extensive list.
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Westcountry Energy Action (WcEA) set up in 1993, is working to reduce
the impact of climate change and fuel poverty and to support the
economic regeneration of our communities through the development and
delivery of sustainable energy policy and practice. You can also calculate your carbon footprint with EcEA's offical carbon calculator at the national saving tust.
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