Take the Jump: Six lifestyle actions that will save you money and reduce carbon emissions
The image sums it up nicely - simply and doable. If you want more information on the project visit takethejump.org or read this article on .
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Cliff Mail
- Jan 28, 2021
- 3 min
Time to talk about personal carbon budgets
You get the feeling that we are all hanging back waiting for the Government to come up with a cunning plan to meet its Paris emissions...
By Cliff Mail
- May 28, 2020
- 2 min
Calculate your carbon emissions for food using NZ data
Increased uptake of plant-based diets in New Zealand could substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions while greatly improving...
By Cliff Mail
- Oct 1, 2019
- 2 min
Our first 12 months!
It is 12 months since we launched the Carbon Calculator. Those of you who have created a carbon record will receive an email around your...
By Cliff Mail
- Aug 11, 2019
- 1 min
Helping to avert the looming crises: tweak your diet and cut food waste
The latest ICCP report on Climate Change and Land that was released this week was a further stark reminder that we are facing a 'perfect...
By Cliff Mail
- Jul 14, 2019
- 2 min
What are the emissions of my favourite foods?
How detailed should the calculator be? This was, and still is, one of our biggest challenges with our Carbon Calculator. We decided that...
By Cliff Mail
- Jun 29, 2019
- 1 min
Living the Change
'Living the Change' was recently drawn to my attention via an article on Organic NZ which gives a great synopsis of this Kiwi...
By Cliff Mail
- May 12, 2019
- 3 min
Your diet may be one of your biggest contributions to climate change
The makeup of my diet is not something that I have paid too much attention to. The thinking part, has been largely confined to ensuring...
By Cliff Mail
- Feb 1, 2019
- 2 min
Reducing the need for plastic
A positive start to the year has been the elimination of single use plastic bags for carrying our supermarket supplies home. This change...
By Cliff Mail
- Jan 27, 2019
- 1 min
Become a "Flexitarian"
I have come across this term a number of times already in 2019. I first saw it in this recent article in The Guardian which talked about...
By Inge Bremer
- Aug 17, 2018
- 1 min
Does my diet have a carbon impact - You Betcha!
About 50% of our carbon emissions are caused by what we choose to eat, and how much we waste of it. At present about 30% of the food we...