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"I come to you humbled after seeing some of the most precious treasures of our planet threatened by humanity's own hand"
United Nations Secretary General - Ban Ki-Moon BBC NEWS 17 Nov 07
"I'm hopeful that there's a real change taking place in moral attitudes that's not to do with saving pennies...but it's morally wrong to waste energy."
Sir David Attenborough. BBC NEWS WEBSITE13 Dec 06
So, what two things could you do today to make a difference from 50p a week?
Click here to find out
Going Carbon Neutral is about reducing and offsetting the value of your personal carbon emissions. The idea is to minimise the size of your eco-footprint (the level of carbon pollution your lifestyle produces) in order to combat climate change.
Reducing means you seek to shrink your personal carbon emissions through a mix of avoidance and energy efficiency. Offsetting means you pay companies to maintain carbon reduction projects worldwide and/or tree-planting programme, which will nullify your carbon emissions.
This is our pain-free guide to going Carbon Neutral.
To Reduce your emissions:
 To Offset your emissions:
The sites below have carbon calculators which will help you to work out the volume of your personal carbon emissions for the year, through energy consumption at home, through driving your car using petrol or diesel, or by aeroplane travel. They then calculate how many carbon reduction projects/trees will be needed to consume or soak up that carbon, and will charge you an appropriate amount of money to manage these projects.
Carbon Clear
Carbon Clear offers carbon neutral advice to business and indivuals - includes a carbon calculator.
The CarbonNeutral Company
Assess your carbon emissions through online carbon calculators. to offset your carbon footprint choose from climate-friendly projects around the world.
Carbon Offsets
High quality carbon offsets to business and indivuals - includes carbon calculators.
Climate Care Ltd
Purchase an allowance that offsets your annual carbon usage in one go through tree planting.
CO2 Balance
Purchase an allowance that offsets your annual carbon usage in one go through tree planting. Includes a CO2 calculator.
EquiClimate
Carbon offset scheme from Ebico.
The Green Phoenix
Woodland nature reserve project in Wales. Includes various carbon offsetting schemes.
The Oxygen Shop
Goxhill, North Lincolnshire.
Planting trees to combat climate change.
Pure
Carbon offset scheme using only Kyoto compliant credits. Includes a carbon calculator.
Target Neutral
Part of BP, Target neutral runs carbon reduction projects worldwide to offset the carbon emissions of motorists.
Treeflights
Plant a tree for each flight you book.
Other interesting sites on the subject:
Ashton Hayes Going Carbon Neutral Project
A village in Cheshire aiming to be the first in England to go Carbon Neutral.
Low Carbon Britain
Consultancy, advice, training, courses and lifestyle solutions to assist organisations in reducing their carbon footprint.
Mike Jackson Domestic Energy Assessments
Home eco-surveys, energy performance certificates and renewable energy advice and information in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
Stop Climate Chaos Coalition
Campaign to stop building of new coal-fired power stations and invest in renewable energy instead.
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