6. Measure your CO₂ FOOTPRINT

Measure Your CO₂ Footprint - Why?

Measuring your own carbon footprint as an individual or an organisation can show you where you can make the biggest reductions most easily.

Avoid carbon offsetting! It really doesn’t work at all, other than as a way to tax yourself and make you change your behaviours. See here and here to find out why.

Take Action!

Use a carbon calculator

Individual carbon footprint calculators:

•  WWF Footprint Calculator

• Carbon Footprint Calculator for Individuals and Households

Organisational carbon footprint calculators:

• Carbon Trust SME Carbon Footprint Calculator

Many other companies can also help:

• Cogo have published a Carbon Manager Solution for Banks, SMEs and individuals

• NatWest have also developed a free Business Carbon Planner tool

• Small World Consulting offer a free to access multi-regional input-output model (MRIO) that uses publicly available data

See where you can make the biggest difference and then make a real plan to take action. Check your progress every few months to see how you are doing.