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Olly has done all this ...
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Food
Buy fairly traded food and drinkHelp
Did you know: When you buy food from overseas, try to buy fairly traded products - such as those certified by Fairtrade - which encourages investment in people - promoting social justice, local economic development and fair prices.
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Travel
Take holidays closer to home
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Home
Draw your curtains at duskHelp
Did you know: This will stop heat escaping through the windows when the temperature drops outside at night.
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Stuff
Use recycled products
Olly has pledged to ...
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Food
Buy Marine Stewardship Council certified fishHelp
Did you know: Over three quarters of the world's fishing grounds have been so overfished they are now below sustainable levels. The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is an independent global non-profit organisation which has developed an environmental standard for sustainable and well-managed fisheries. MSC-certified products now include Thames herring and prawns from Scotland's Loch Torridon, as well as salmon and other products from around the world. They can be bought in shops, supermarkets and even restaurants in the UK.
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Food
Cut down on meat and dairy produceHelp
Did you know: Because of the large area of land or sea needed to raise livestock and catch fish, eating less meat and fish could reduce your food footprint by up to 40%
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Home
Use less waterHelp
Did you know: Large scale drought is already happening across vast swathes of the UK, and although we have less available water per person than most other European countries, we use a third more per person per day.
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Home
Run your fridge between 3-5 °C
After all this, Olly will have a footprint of 1.77 planets, and a carbon footprint of 6.52 tonnes per annum
