So how do I find out what my own Carbon Footprint is?

You can work out your own Carbon Footprint by using our Carbon Calculator tool. Simply answer a series of straight-forward questions about your lifestyle, home energy usage and transport activities, to calculate your Carbon Footprint.

To complete the Carbon Footprint Calculations as accurately as you can, it helps if you have both your Gas/Electricity bills for the past year to hand plus the approximate mileage and fuel consumption of your car(s). Don't worry if you don't have these available though, you'll be able to provide estimates of your energy and fuel usage to give you an approximate calculation.

So what do I do once I've calculated my Carbon Footprint?

With your footprint calculated, you can firstly see how you compare to other individuals in the UK. The annual personal carbon footprint for the average Briton is currently 9.4 tonnes of CO2 so check if you're above or below this average.

The next step is to try to reduce your carbon footprint to help cut the UK's overall emissions and resulting impact on global warming. Following just a handful of the simple steps on our website could help you to quickly reduce your Carbon Footprint by at least a tonne per year. With just a little more effort, that could quickly become two tonnes.

The results page of your carbon calculation will highlight where you may most easily be able to make switches to reduce your footprint.

So click here to calculate your carbon footprint, see how you compare and find out how you can start reducing your footprint today.

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