Tag: carbon footprint

A carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions from an individual, organization, event, or product. Learn the upsides and downsides of tracking your carbon footprint and easy ways to offset your emissions.

Everyone can do something to help reduce carbon footprint at home. It’s not something that can change drastically overnight, but effort from everyone and every little bit does help. These tips will help you slash your carbon footprint at home, and perhaps even save you some money.

Greenhouse gas emissions are gases that trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere. The most common greenhouse gases are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. Greenhouse gas emissions come from a variety of sources, both natural and human-made. We'll explain what these gases are, present examples, and offer solutions to reduce particular greenhouse gases from your routine.

Christmas is a time for giving and receiving, but you only have to look at the huge amount of packaging and wrapping paper cluttering up rubbish bins on Boxing Day to realise it’s not exactly the easiest time of the year for the environment. But if you still want to get into the spirit of Christmas giving but with one eye on the environment, there is a great range of Eco-friendly gifts both online and in high street stores.

The ground is shifting from mere talk to concrete action around business sustainability. So, how do you evaluate your organisation's green efforts? These ten questions provide a great starting point.

The World Economic Forum this year has cited new technologies as the most effective way to combat climate change. For most, this can start by merely downloading an app on your smartphone or tablet. Here are 5 free apps that can help you save the planet.

There are a number of important ways that new parents can cut back on waste and help the environment.

Going green doesn't have to be difficult or expensive. These 5 parent-approved tips will help your entire family be more environmentally conscious.

Nestled amongst the lakes and forest of Finland’s mid-Nordic region, a complex of businesses tied to forestry works closely to lessen their ecological footprint. The site is called Rantasalmi, located...

It is not always easy to live a more environmentally friendly life and, for this reason, many people do not really attempt to do so but one man is...