What Do We Need to Do to Reduce Our Carbon Footprint?

Carbon footprint is one of the latest buzzwords that is used by the press and the media but it is not always explained as to what it means. Our carbon footprint is the amount of carbon dioxide that we are directly or indirectly responsible for producing and emitting into the earth's atmosphere.

Carbon dioxide is regarded as a greenhouse gas which when absorbed into the atmosphere in large quantities can be extremely damaging to the environment and be a contributor towards global warming. Global warming is the warming of the earth's temperature. This may sound appealing to those wanting hotter temperatures, but it would actually be disastrous. This is because it would cause the ice caps to melt which would cause the sea levels to rise which could end up flooding a lot of land that is close to the sea.

There are many ways that we can work to reduce our carbon footprint. We can start to consider the transport that we use. Do we fly a lot? Do we drive a lot? Do we need to use these methods of transport? It could be that public transport could work just as well for us as a car. It may also be that we could take our holidays in our own country.

We can start to purchase more eco friendly products. These could be products that have not traveled long distances to reach us. Or they may offer the ability to offset the carbon that was involved in the manufacture of the product. Carbon offsetting is the process of working to negate the carbon that was emitting during a process. This could involve planting a tree or investing in a renewable energy plant.

Cooper is a budding writer and online blogger. Read his reviews of eco friendly products.