Today Deutsche bank launched Know The Number a live carbon calculator that measures the total amount of greenhouse gasses in the Earth's atmosphere. It�s big and it�s going up pretty damn quickly - ek.
I also happened to be sent the EU�s carbon calculator. It�s a new take, going straight to making pledges to reduce your footprint rather than calculating it. However the impact that some of the pledges have is laughable. I know every little helps but seriously, 3 kg of CO2 for turning the tap off when brushing your teeth every day for a year? 8kg for remembering reusable bags for every shopping trip? At this rate we�re a long way from making any significant reduction to our 11 tonnes figure never mind the 3,642,051,347,339 that, at last count, Deutsche claims is in the atmosphere.
This point isn't a new one � it reminded me of a piece in the Guardian from 2007 that�s worth a read. But hopefully with giants like Deutsche throwing investment at this area we won�t just be relying on just individual behaviour change to turn this number around. Bring on Copenhagen, it�s time for our political leaders to get on board.
Oh and in the mean time, remember to wash at 30.
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