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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.
Travel
Reduce your car use for short journeys, especially those under two milesHelp

Did you know: Over 1/4 of all car journeys made in the UK are less than two miles. Walking, cycling or taking public transport instead will help reduce congestion and carbon dioxide emissions and could also reduce your overall footprint by about 4%. Walking and cycling are ideal low-carbon ways to get fitter and to get to know your local area.
Home
Draw your curtains at duskHelp

Did you know: This will stop heat escaping through the windows when the temperature drops outside at night.
Stuff
Avoid over-packaged products

Food
Grow your own fruit and vegHelp

Did you know: Growing your own fruit and vegetables reduces all the energy and waste which normally goes into getting food from the field to your plate - such as transport, refrigeration and packaging. And you can monitor the amount and type of fertiliser and nutrients used to grow your food.
Food
Reduce your food miles and avoid buying produce which has been air freighted to the UKHelp

Did you know: Per mile, air freighting releases 10 times more CO2 than goods transported by road and 50 times more than sea freighted goods. Reading the labels can help you to find out the country of origin of your food, and retailers can tell you how it was delivered to the store. This will help you make informed choices about the distance your food has travelled before it lands on your plate.

After all this, pocari will have a footprint of 2.05 planets, and a carbon footprint of 9.04 tonnes per annum

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