Where Am I ?

WWF Footprint Calculator 

 A couple of minutes on this has given me a base line - The questions are a bit generic and you can get hung up on the details or give it your best guess and just accept the figure. It may not be a 100% accurate but it's a start and it's given me a figure to work off and that's actually the important bit here.

My Carbon Footprint

162%  at 15.9 Tonnes vs 10.5 Tonnes it should be next year, to keep to government advised stats! Hmm Certainly could do with improving!



A rough breakdown

That flight to Germany for a festival didn't help. I run a big 4.2l older petrol car (I do have LPG, when it is working) and whilst only commute 25 miles i do run around the country at weekends. The house is big. I eat out a bit and probably not the best environmental choices as i like beef. I buy some stuff, though do tend towards charity shops (fun) and second hand bits (cheap)







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