Reducing your carbon footprint
How to reduce your carbon footprint
Making simple changes to our day to day lives, like using less energy, driving less and recycling, makes a difference. There are lots of things people can do as an individual, without overwhelming changes to our lifestyle. Many of the actions we can take also make a very positive difference to our wellbeing and save us money in the long run.
The United Nations have provided a list of 10 simple actionsOpens in new tab that everyone can take to reduce their carbon footprint and many of them could save you money too. You can also use this carbon footprint calculator to help you understand your carbon footprint.
In Derby, these are the top three actions residents can take to reduce their carbon footprint:
- Reduce energy usage and loss from homes and buildings.
- Change how you travel.
- Reduce, reuse and recycle.