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By Helen Tandy I have been campaigning for almost as long as the UN have spoken about the climate yet little progress has been made. This year’s COP will be the most significant yet, being widely thought of as the last chance for world leaders to commit to action on climate change before we reachContinue reading “This November’s Conference of the Parties (COP) is critical for the future of our planet but why?”

Giki is an online personal guide to calculate, track and reduce your environmental footprint. Our Great Big Green Week Festival linked the principles of Giki in its core message. As Giki is online our Carbon Footprint Friends project brought it to the physical out of the virtual. The Children had great fun checking out theContinue reading “Carbon Footprint Steps in Cheshire”

We encourage you to sign up to Giki as part of our Eco Communities account. Once you’ve signed up, Giki will ask a few simple lifestyle questions to get you started. Answering these questions gives you an initial estimate of your carbon footprint which you can track on your Progress page. This is the “goContinue reading “Why should I sign up to Giki?”

A personal carbon footprint measures the greenhouse gases which are emitted as a result of the activities of an individual. Typically it’s measured in kilograms or tonnes of carbon dioxide ‘equivalents’. This is because whilst carbon dioxide is the main greenhouses gas it also needs to include other gases such as methane and nitrous oxideContinue reading “What is a Carbon Footprint?”

Everyone’s carbon footprint is different. Sometimes a little bit but often a lot with the richest 10% having an average carbon footprint over 20 tonnes whilst the poorest 50% are under 1 tonne. The one thing we do know is that people with higher footprints needs to dramatically cut them over the next 10 yearsContinue reading “What is my Carbon Footprint?”