Managing Your Carbon Footprint in Lorain County
Posted by Raymond Plumbing Heating and Air Conditioning on Wed, Dec 30, 2009
Save Energy and Reduce Your Personal Carbon Footprint
The recent Copenhagen climate summit (see our previous post) was all about reducing worldwide carbon emissions, in effect, finding ways to reduce the planet’s carbon footprint. On a global scale, squabbling between nations at Copenhagen showed how difficult it will be to manage our carbon footprint on a global scale. Perhaps global change will come one individual at a time. While governments bicker over politics, individual Lorain County residents can take immediate steps to save energy and reduce their personal carbon footprint. It may be a small step, but all those small steps will add up.
So What is Your Carbon Footprint?
Your personal carbon footprint is a measure of the impact your life has on your environment. Your carbon footprint is the approximate measure of the amount of greenhouse gasses, particularly carbon dioxide, that are created as you go about your daily life. We’re not talking just the obvious things like how much CO2 is created from the gasoline you burn while driving your car around Lorain County or the amount of CO2 vented into the atmosphere from heating your Lorain County home. We’re also talking about indirect emissions, the carbon dioxide created to produce the food you eat, the clothes you wear, the electricity you use, etc. Nearly everything we use creates some amount of carbon dioxide that contributes to global warming. Click here to calculate your personal carbon footprint.
There are many things Lorain County residents can easily do to save energy and reduce their personal carbon footprint. Turning off lights when not in use and turning down your thermostat a degree or two will begin to decrease your carbon foot print immediately. Installing energy-efficient Energy Star appliances, particularly energy-saving furnaces and air conditioners will reap huge rewards in carbon savings.
Next time: Ways to reduce your carbon footprint