Carbon Footprint

Shows what it will take to cut CO2 emissons by 80% as demanded by the UN. CO2 emissions are an energy issue.

The Covenant, launched by the European Commission in 2007 and strongly supported by the Committee of the Regions, is a pledge by local and regional authorities to take concrete action to reduce their carbon footprint, going beyond the EU’s agreed target of a 20% cut in emissions by 2020. The ceremony is designed to showcase the new Covenant signatories ie those who signed up between February 2009 and March 2010. More than 1300 towns, cities and local authorities have signed the Covenant of Mayors, while a further 60 signatories come from so-called ’supporting structures’ regions, provinces, national and European associations of local and regional authorities, etc. Many of these regions and cities are also represented within the CoR, and the Committee has made it a priority to encourage all its members and their regions, cities or local authorities to sign the Covenant. Visit the Covenant of Mayors website for more information about the event: www.eumayors.eu. Visit the CoR’s website: www.cor.europa.eu The Committee of the Regions The Committee of the Regions is the EU’s assembly of regional and local representatives. The mission of its 344 members from all 27 EU Member States is to involve regional and local authorities and the communities they represent in the EU’s decision-making process and to inform them about EU policies. The European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council are obliged to consult the Committee in policy areas affecting regions and cities …

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Zero Carbon Alliance calls you to action, offering you the chance to do your part to support clean, green energy. Offsetting your annual carbon footprint is easy and surprisingly affordable. Visit our website and calculate your carbon footprint to see just how simple supporting renewable energy can be.

This is my 10 year old 11kW wind turbine. Generating electricity with wind turbines significantly reduces CO2 emissions. Turbine on a 18m mast A Gaia-Wind turbine generating around 30000 kWh of green electricity per year, will offset around 17 tonnes of CO2 emissions from existing energy generation. This is sufficient to bring the carbon footprint of the average four person household back to zero (household energy use + car + air travel). real time data: www.pachube.com

faircompanies collaborator SuChin Pak hangs her laundry on the faircompanies clothesline, saving 3.9 pounds of CO2 emissions- the carbon footprint of machine drying a load of laundry. Original story here: faircompanies.com

ITM Power: Features ITM Power’s expertise in decarbonising transport using green hydrogen as a zero carbon footprint fuel.

According to the WWF’s Climate Scorecard, Canada has a big carbon footprint. We asked some Vancouver residents why. Original content here: faircompanies.com

SAP’s Chief Sustainability Officer Peter Graf on CNBC with Erin Burnett talking about new regulations coming into effect January 1st, 2010 regulating emission levels in a number of different industries. If your company’s emissions exceed the threshold, the EPA can fine your company 500/day for non-compliance.

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