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A figure from the Norwegian paper described from the text is shown. It's a bar chart showing total GHG emissions, broken down into Investment (around 6 billion tonnes CO2 equivalents), government (around 3.5 billion tonnes) and households (around 24 billion tonnes).
Social and environmental issues

The US election result & climate change

I want to talk about the impact of the election result on climate change. It’s important to know that our ability to mitigate climate change largely depends on us, personally, not on the government. Around 82% of total US emissions result from the actions of individual American residents. Here’s a plan of action… Continue reading The US election result & climate change

Unknown's avatarjkaybayNovember 9, 2024November 9, 20249 Comments
CoolClimate Network - Carbon footprint calculator, output image. A graphic shows my carbon footprint, broken down into categories as a bar chart, from CoolClimate at the University of California, Berkeley, CoolClimate Network.
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Calculating and offsetting your carbon footprint

I looked at a few ways of calculating my carbon footprint and found UC Berkeley’s CoolClimate calculator to be the most useful resource. Offsetting your footprint is a useful exercise but the best place to start is to identify ways to reduce your footprint. Continue reading Calculating and offsetting your carbon footprint

Unknown's avatarjkaybayAugust 29, 2021April 9, 202312 Comments

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I have two sites, both focused on ethical consumerism.

The Green Stars Project is essentially a grassroots movement to hold corporations accountable – a democratic “Green Stars” rating system for social and environmental impact. The GSP blog engages in objective, science-based discussion of social and environmental topics relevant to ethical consumption.

Ethical Bargains is focused on case studies, evaluating products (especially plant-based food purchased at the Grocery Outlet) and rating them for social and environmental impact.

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Recent posts:
  • Cooking oil drama! Is this seed oil blend actually ideal?
  • A mammoth adjustment to beef’s carbon footprint
  • Perspective on the carbon footprints of steel, cement, and beef
  • What Bill Gates missed in How to Avoid a Climate Disaster

Disclaimer: This is a personal blog and does not reflect the opinions of any organizations. All content is for informational purposes only. The owner makes no representations as to the accuracy or completeness of any information on this site or found by following any link on this site and will not be liable for any losses, injuries, or damages from the exposure or application of the information. Republishing is allowed with acknowledgement to the Green Stars Project and a link.

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See also, my sister site, Ethical Bargains, which focuses on finding ethical products at affordable prices.

Join the GSP movement by writing a review online that includes an ethical rating (0-5 Green Stars) and win a subscription to Ethical Consumer magazine.

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