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CO2:
the facts
Burning of fossil fuels
Since the industrial revolution, atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide have increased by 25% The burning of fossil fuels to run vehicles, heat homes and power factories now counts for about 70% of all carbon dioxide emissions. |
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What
can I do? Plant
4 trees to offset your cars emissions! It
is simple to neutralize the carbon you produce - Future forests will
plant trees to absorb the carbon you produce. If you can't do without
it, neutralise it. You can neutralise your car, your train travel, your
holiday, your home. If you're a business, you can neutralise your travel,
your production line, your computer equipment, your building.
There
are 3 different ways to become carbon neutral. You can do it the quick
and easy way with carbon express a basic calculation that will enable
you to become a carbon neutral citizen for one year.
If you would like a more accurate calculation based on your individual energy use, try the carbon calculator. It also enables you to neutralise a specific area of your life such as your car or your holiday. See the 'At Work' Section to see the service offered to departments and councils. |
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1. Contact
Future Forests
to have them calculate the carbon you produce each year, or go to their
website and do it yourself. 2. They plant the trees (typically £4 each) to neutralise your carbon emissions. It is
simple, cheap and highly effective. |
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thinking What
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Further information There are other carbon calculators. 1. Going
for Green have a caluclator you can download from their website. Future Forests company supporters include: Autecnique, Avis, British Telecom, Akzo Nobel Coatings, SMMT, EMI, Inskip, Fulham Football Club, NEC Motorshow 1998, Sovereign Rotating Electrics, Park Avenue, Bristol Community Festival, North Somerset Council, Greenergy, Really Healthy Co. and Whole Earth Foods. Future Forests celebrity supporters include: Afrika Bambaataa, Andrea Oliver, Alex James, Chris Lowe, Dave Stewart, Jarvis Cocker, Jo Strummer, John Barnes, John Moss, Jonathan Ross, Julian Lennon, Karl Wallinger, Kevin Keegan, Lenny Kravitz, Mariella Frostrup, Mark Chadwick, Michael Elphick, Murray Lachlan Young, Nick Dowd, Pet Shop Boys, Roger Taylor, Roland Rivron, Rona Meacher, Stella McCartney, Tessa Jowell, The Levellers, Tommy and Yorkie of Space and UB40. Navigation:
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