Blog entries on personal responsibility for carbon emission reductions

We were first inspired by the Energy Show at Olympia [in 1970 I think] when we saw a little rotating machine like an anemometer, powered by the sun through a photo-voltaic cell. We thought, 'That is the future.'

I have just purchased a new product from America which the manufacturers claim, - No they guarantee - willimprove my miles travelled per gallon by 7 -14%. I d...

Thoughts of a correspondent:

You ask what I think about switching to a 'renewable energy tariff'. If there was any renewable energy supply source which...

14/12/06 - Road pricing could affect how and where we live and shop, with knock-on consequences for businesses, a Food Ethics Council workshop held in association with RSA Carbon Limited suggested. The workshop heard from experts in the fields of food and transport about how the policy, recommended in Sir Rod Eddington’s report on transport, might provide a boost for internet shopping and affect the timing and frequency of our shopping exploits.

Japanese car giant Honda has suggested that were British motorists to brush up on their driving skills, they could save fuel and cut emissions.

As par...

We are a two car household currently with a 3ltr Subaru Outback and a 4ltr Jaguar XK8, but switching to a pair of Toyota Prius Hybrids. We get as good ...

Unless I've missed something (highly probable), the personal emissions calculator assumes you heat your home with gas. There's no section for those of us who u...