How You Can Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
December 29th, 2009 |
Global warming has become a major concern today. Leaders worldwide are trying to reduce the carbon emissions themselves. You, too, can pitch in to reduce your carbon footprint and help save the planet.
At the office level, try to minimize the need to print documents. If documents need to be printed, use both sides of the paper. Unnecessary printouts are rapidly reducing the forest cover. This is a major reason why the carbon dioxide levels are increasing.
Reuse folders and paper clips. Also, recycle paper and cartridges for printers. Use a bulletin board instead of sending memos to every employee or send mails electronically. Use ceramic mugs in place of plastic or paper cups. Try to minimize flights, too. Use video conferencing instead.
Try to use public modes of transportation as much as possible. If you are using a car to get to work, car-pooling is the best option. It helps reduce the carbon emissions and is also cost effective. For smaller distances, walk or cycle instead of using the car. This will also make you more fit.
Switch off the lights when not in use. At the workplace switch off the monitor when not in use. Avoid using screen savers as they take up much electricity. While going back, switch off the computer. Another thing is to turn off the switches, too. Normally we just turn off the TV via remote and the switch is left on. Switches draw power, too, so it is better to switch them off.
Use energy efficient lights and devices. These can not only lower your electrical bills but also prove harmless for the environment.
So, you can adopt these simple measures to reduce carbon emissions in Ireland and do your bit in helping Ireland limit its carbon footprint. Many Irish people have started implementing necessary measures to lower their carbon footprint in Ireland.


One Response to “How You Can Reduce Your Carbon Footprint”
By Hans Rippel on Dec 29, 2009 | Reply
Nice suggestions.
Kindle DX or the upcoming QUE from Plastic logic http://www.plasticlogic.com/ which I’m planning to get. SUre the initial carbon footprint would be relatively high but at my heavy printing it would quickly make up for that.
As for turning off computers, standby might be better or at least that’s what I read a while back from studies by some large corporation. The start-up process takes a lot of power and I think they concluded that standby modus will save them more money over time.
Probably the biggest reduction can be made with our food choices as I pointed out in my blog post http://bit.ly/6AdQmj