New disposable recycled coffee cup could save 200 million trees per year
A new study released on Earth Day (22 April) has revealed that the world’s first recyclable coffee cup made from recycled paper, the British-made Frugal Cup, has a carbon footprint up to 60% lower and a water footprint up to 74% lower than conventional and compostable...
Pull the plug on standby
Standby buttons on many appliances use up to 90% of their normal power in standby mode Figures show that 8% of the total electricity used in our homes comes from appliances left on standby. In the UK this is the equivalent of around two power stations' worth of...
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle a super weapon against climate change
Steel cans take 80-100 years to break down. The energy saved from recycling one aluminum can will run a TV for 3 hours. Did you know that it takes more than 500,000 trees to make the newspapers that Americans use in one Sunday. Did you know that every ton of paper...
Change this laundry habit and help cut CO2 pollution by 400,000 cars
Testing has found that washing at 30°C rather than 40°C uses 38% less energy. This could cut your energy bills by up to £23 a year, based on four washes a week. And if we all made this change, the UK could reduce our CO2 footprint by the same amount as taking 400,000...
CO2 levels in the atmosphere
"These are measurements of the real atmosphere, and do not depend on any models, but they help us verify climate model projections, which if anything have underestimated the rapid pace of climate change being observed.”
Conscious consumption
What critics of conscious consumption and citizen action don’t understand. Over time, taking small steps to lower your carbon footprint forges the general habit of behaving in a climate-friendly way. And the development of that perspective is a crucial step toward...