Kinver's Carbon Footprint

If you’re new to this – here’s  a brief explanation of what carbon footprints are and why we have to care about them.

Kinver’s carbon footprint in 2020 averaged 20 tonnes CO2e per household, per year.  That was more than the UK average ( 16 t CO2e).  Why?  Well, mainly because, on average, we have higher incomes and spend more than the UK average, so we are responsible for a bigger share of the total carbon emissions. This also means we have more power to cut our carbon emissions, by choosing low-carbon options in our lives.  Our target is:  net zero.  We all have a part to play in getting there.

The diagram below carves up our total carbon footprint by activity. And next to each sector, we’ve put some suggestions for how we could reduce it….

The big sectors each accounting  for about a quarter of our carbon footprint are:

• Food and drink:
• Energy – heating, lighting and applicances in the home
• Travel and transport
• Goods and Services (including all the energy used to make and transport them)

You can see the full report here.

Do you want to check your own carbon footprint? Try the Giki app , and work out what you could do to change.

(NB don’t be spooked by the fact that different tools give slightly different carbon footprints – it depends just what they include, and what assumptions they make e.g. about how goods are produced. The main point is they help to show us where to focus our attention.)

You can see the full report here.