| Value |
Remark |
| 438000 or less |
Excellent |
| Between 438000 to 1167927 |
Good |
| 1167927 to 1606000 |
Average |
| 1606000 and Above |
Bad |
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The clothing sector generates 10% of all global carbon emissions and remains
the second biggest industrial polluter, following the oil industry.
Ironically, approximately 70 million barrels of oil are used each year to
make polyester fibre, the most commonly used fibre in the fast fashion
industry.
So by shunning fast fashion, by means of buying sustainable and
environmentally friendly apparel, or better still purchasing or sourcing
second hand clothing, you'll significantly reduce your carbon footprint,
while also looking rather dapper in ecological or retro threads.
Planting trees will go along way in offsetting carbon emissions and it is
one of the easiest and cheapest remedies to the carbon footprint.
“According to statistics, 40 billion tons of Carbon dioxide (CO2) from
burning fossil fuels are being added to the atmosphere every year globally.
“As a tree matures, it can consume 22kg of CO2 per year (among other
greenhouse gases like ozone), and releases oxygen for us to breathe.
Each day, a person who eats a vegan diet saves 1,100 gallons of water, 20kgs
of grain, 30 sq ft of forested land, 9kgs of CO2, and one animal’s life. But
if going vegan really isn’t an option at the moment, try to source wild meat
from sustainable agriculture. Adopting a pescatarian diet, flexitarian diet,
or choosing white over red meat; shopping locally and seasonally; and
reducing your food waste will also greatly reduce your footprint.
300 million tons of plastic are produced globally each year. Without
intervention, the amount of emissions from plastic will consume 17% of the
global carbon budget by 2050!
By refusing single-use plastic, we as individuals can make a significant
dent in these figures.
Second to the meat industry, transportation releases a devastating
percentage of CO2 into our atmosphere -13% of all greenhouse gas
emissions!
Unfortunately, as much as we'd like it, it's not as easy to completely
abandon transportation like it is to go veggie or refuse single-use
plastic. In fact, for many of us, we're likely to be reliant on fossil
fueled transportation, generating unavoidable carbon emissions, for at
least the next 5 to 10 years. So in the meantime, a reduction and
rethink on how we travel is the next step to reducing our carbon
footprint.
The future of household energy lies in renewable energy sources such as
wind, and solar power. Regardless of climate change, there are
limitations on the availability of fossil fuels such as oil, natural
gas, and coal, while “green electricity” is becoming cheaper and more
readily available.
As more people sign up for such schemes, it will drive up investment in
these technologies and subsequently drive down renewable energy prices.
It's a feedback and you can be the catalyst of change.
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