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Every step counts towards a healthier planet. Start taking action on your carbon footprint today by removing your carbon emissions as an individual.
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Understanding Your Personal Carbon Footprint
A personal carbon footprint encompasses the total greenhouse gases, predominantly carbon dioxide, resulting from individual actions. In certain regions, average footprints surpass twice the global mean, reaching about 10 tonnes. To mitigate a 2℃ global temperature rise, it’s essential to lower the average to under 2 tonnes per person yearly by 2050. Gradual adjustments, such as reducing meat intake, minimising air travel, and embracing carbon removal, can collectively drive significant change.
The Power of Individual Action in Carbon Removal
Effective climate action extends beyond policies, with broader societal choices making a substantial impact. Embracing electric vehicles, better home insulation, and supporting carbon removal initiatives help shape a sustainable future. These collective decisions influence market trends and drive the adoption of eco-friendly practices, fostering systemic change.
The Impact of Carbon Removal with UNDO
Adopting a low-carbon lifestyle is crucial, yet fully eliminating emissions is challenging. Carbon removal, especially through methods like UNDO’s enhanced rock weathering, offsets unavoidable emissions. This scientifically backed and transparent process aids in global temperature control efforts. By subscribing, you contribute to a sustainable future for the planet, benefiting current and future generations.
How can I remove my personal carbon footprint?
Record
Assess your carbon footprint to understand your environmental impact.
Reduce
Actively decrease your carbon footprint through measures like adopting renewable energy, reducing air travel, and consuming less meat.
Remove
Offset the remaining carbon footprint by purchasing reputable, permanent carbon removals.
My carbon reduction plan: I tend to eat a plant-based diet 80% of the time and buy seasonal veg from our local farmer’s market. Working remotely keeps my commuting emissions to a minimum, but when I do travel to Scotland for events and filming I love UNDO’s no-fly policy - the view from the train window en route to our home of in-field science is so beautiful!
My carbon vice: I live in the countryside with limited public transport links so I often have to drive to see friends and family. I currently own a diesel car.
My carbon reduction plan: I'm committed to reducing my carbon footprint. I live in London and so mostly walk or cycle, apart from using public transport 1-2 times a week. I compost both food and garden waste, recycle, and take 'soft' plastics to larger supermarkets. Most of the clothes I buy are second-hand, and I cook the majority of my meals apart from eating dinner out with friends a couple of times a month.
My carbon vice: I visit family in Norway twice a year, which contributes to my carbon footprint. My consumption of meat is minimal, and I avoid eating red meat.
My carbon reduction plan: I am vegetarian but try to eat mainly local and seasonal wholefoods. I also have solar panels on my house and ensure I am always on a 100% renewable tariff. I love shopping in charity shops and buying second-hand on eBay.
My carbon vice: I have family in Singapore and Bali and fly back every couple of years to see them, this obviously contributes hugely to my carbon footprint. We also own a diesel campervan alongside a car, we try to justify this by using it to do the remainder of our travelling as campervan staycations instead of flying. Lastly, my two pet cats are wonderful but a big climate burden as I have to feed them meat.
My carbon reduction plan: I've set myself a limit of driving at most 50 miles per month and haven't flown for several years. Last winter I turned the thermostat down to 17 degrees and found this easy to adjust to. I've changed my bank account to a provider that doesn't fund fossil fuel activities and am moving my pension to funds with strong sustainability ratings. I had solar panels installed earlier this year - so far they've been great!
My carbon vice: I live by myself which means my footprint for heating is bigger than for families or house shares. Whilst I'm reducing meat and dairy and paying more attention to provenance, I still eat things like satsumas and bananas relatively often, plus dairy cheese and chocolate.
My carbon reduction plan: Includes buying second-hand clothing and beauty products, living in an energy-efficient flat with minimal heating needs, using renewable energy, and primarily walking for transportation. I rarely fly and limit international travel, while sourcing local produce for most of my diet.
My carbon vice: I do rely on my partner's car for visiting family and coastal trips, and despite efforts to reduce meat consumption, I still eat it occasionally. I also sometimes order takeout.
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Enabling Individual Action
At UNDO, we’re on a mission to enable individuals to actively mitigate their carbon emissions using enhanced rock weathering. Join us in this crucial mission to combat the climate crisis and foster a sustainable future, leveraging a natural and effective approach to carbon removal.
