Lifestyle CO2 Emissions
The way we all live our lives in the developed world produces tonnes of CO2 - the four main culprits being our food, our houses, our cars and our holidays.
The following chart shows CO2 emiisions in tonnes over year for an average family.
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1930s House | 8.0 |  |
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Building regs house | 4.4 | |
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Ultra-low energy house | 1.5 | |
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Family car 12500 @ 34.4mpg | 4.6 | |
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Family holiday (jet) | 2.7 | |
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Family food | 8.0 | |
Most of it seems obvious - heating a house, and running a car, but it is suprising how much jet travel contributes - and even more suprising is the impact of getting food on our plates! (mainly due to intensive farming techniques, packaging and transport)
There are many easy things we can do to reduce these values - see our energy saving tips