More light Green fluff November 13, 2007
Posted by CamdenKiwi in : Environment , add a commentThe world seems full of easy ways to save the planet these days. If you haven’t heard about low-energy lightbulbs, taking the bus and the joys of holidays at home by now then, frankly, your CO2 emissions are probably very low. You’re not breathing.
And now the Guardian is in on the act, with it’s new Tread Lightly campaign, which gets people to take on a different pledge every week, and calculates how much CO2 emission is saved. Of course if it makes someone think about their impact on the planet, then its a good thing, but do we really need to hear about Green-lite household hints from yet another source?
This week’s pledge is to reduce your thermostat by 1 degree. Personally, I haven’t even switched my heating on yet, so I can’t sign up to that one. I wonder how many other Guardian readers (at least in mild London) are in the same position?
The best thing about the site is its blog. A piece of puff about the pledge of the week is followed by some good, practical ideas from readers, and interesting stories about making your own thermal backing for curtains. And read the post on low-energy lightbulbs (you means someone still uses the old ones?) for a general view on this light-weight contribution.
Now, how about a few more pledges:
- Never buy or hire a car with CO2 emissions above the 10th percentile again.
- Reduce personal miles travelled by any non-human powered form (ie. walking or cycling is fine, ALL motorised transport needs to reduce) by 20% this year
- Do not use central heating until the outside air temperature drops to single digits
- Buy only goods packaged in recyclable packaging
Come to think of it, I did this once before. Have a look here.
