Saving Our Planet

Solar PV reduces your carbon footprint by around 0.43kg of CO2 per kWh. Solar Pv a visible act to reduce CO2, as well as

free energy. There are no moving parts or noise pollution, so the enviroment is kept clean.

Your carbon footprint is the amount of carbon dioxide that you release into the atmosphere through the course of your everyday activities. Almost everything you do has some degree of footprint from heating your house, to catching the train to work, to eating your dinner.

■The average footprint for people in United Kingdom is 9.8 tonnes
■The average for the industrial nations is about 11 tonnes.
■The average worldwide carbon footprint is about 4 tonnes.
■To combat climate change the worldwide average needs to reduce to 2 tonnes.

You can generate your carbon footprint online at various sites e.g. the governments Carbon Calculator.

There are many ways to decrease your carbon footprint, some much easier than others: walking/cycling instead of driving, taking the train instead of flying, recycle more items, turn vegan, and reducing the impact of your home.

The UK government has committed to achieving reduction of carbon dioxide emissions by 26-32% by 2020 and 80% by 2050 (Ed Miliband updated the 2050 figure from 60% in October 2008). It is also looking to develop greater energy independence for Britain – which has become an energy importer with declining North Sea oil and gas reserves and closing of the nation’s coal mines.

The government is currently undertaking large initiatives to educate the public about energy efficiency. Everybody should have the correct insulation in their house by now, the government incentives give it a payback of around two years, essentially as good as a bank account with 40% interest. There have also been laws passed towards low energy light bulbs and the labelling of electrical appliances according to efficiency.