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How big is your Carbon Footprint?

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GrannyMacawell Thu 04-Nov-21 18:26:54

using the WWF calculator mine is 8.8...I would like to get it lower !

footprint.wwf.org.uk/#/

Ilovecheese Thu 04-Nov-21 18:36:42

8.9! Must try harder

Calmlocket Thu 04-Nov-21 18:37:27

Mine was 59% ?

Calmlocket Thu 04-Nov-21 18:39:03

Should have said 6.2

GagaJo Thu 04-Nov-21 18:45:13

9.6 sad

MamaCaz Thu 04-Nov-21 18:50:09

82%

Shelbel Thu 04-Nov-21 18:54:24

96 % of the target it says. I assume this is not bad.

Daisymae Thu 04-Nov-21 18:55:50

93%

Chewbacca Thu 04-Nov-21 18:55:55

8.8

GrannyMacawell Thu 04-Nov-21 18:59:17

Yes shelves. .target is 10.5 tonnes for 2021..you are just under! average uk per capita is about 12 tonnes

Boz Thu 04-Nov-21 18:59:42

110% Gawd

GrannyMacawell Thu 04-Nov-21 18:59:45

shelbel not shelves!

Zoejory Thu 04-Nov-21 19:04:08

8.8

That's OK.

ayse Thu 04-Nov-21 19:06:28

89%

fairfraise Thu 04-Nov-21 19:09:06

98% which is on target apparently.

Maggiemaybe Thu 04-Nov-21 19:12:18

8.8. Could be worse, but I want it to be better.

Germanshepherdsmum Thu 04-Nov-21 19:13:37

8.18 BUT that doesn't take account of having no public transport available. That wasn't something you could mention. The assumption was that you chose to travel by car. I think my large dog's food is a big part of it but as the ad says 'she's worth it'.

rosie1959 Thu 04-Nov-21 19:14:01

9.3 which apparently is fine

Rosie51 Thu 04-Nov-21 19:24:44

9.1 which included a flight to Canada that hasn't been made for the past two years, so in reality probably quite a bit lower for these years. In a normal year it would be 9.1, I aim to lower it further.

Lincslass Thu 04-Nov-21 19:27:46

On target at 93% good to know. Seems we are all trying to do our bit. I’ll keep going, would love solar power, but so expensive now, need new boiler though, that should help even more.

Rosie51 Thu 04-Nov-21 19:31:20

I just redid mine taking out the annual Canada trip and scored 6.9, but I'm still flying to Canada to see my family next year, we're worth it!

Mamie Thu 04-Nov-21 19:33:40

66%
Didn't let me say we grow a lot of our food!

muse Thu 04-Nov-21 19:33:48

6.46 61% on target. Probably due to us being off grid for power and no mains gas.

Have to use car though, as we're too far from public transport but we drive very little and have supermarket delivery every week and dog food delivery once a month.

Thanks for the link GrannyMacawell

M0nica Thu 04-Nov-21 20:29:51

I found far too many of the questions too general and lacking in nuance and gave up in the end

25Avalon Thu 04-Nov-21 22:10:06

79% I’m not so much concerned with my carbon footprint as not wasting precious resources or adding to pollution which I have been doing for years before carbon footprints were talked about.