Tomorrow October 2nd marks the first ever National Carbon Footprint Day launched by award winning environmentalist Donnachadh McCarthy. Donnachadh writes a weekly eco-column in the Independent, runs his own eco-auditing company 3 Acorns and in 2007 his Victorian terrace in South London became not only carbon neutral but carbon negative exporting more green energy back to national grid than it imports in fossil fuels.
The aim of National Carbon Footprint Day is to make it easier for us all to remember to calculate our annual carbon and environmental footprints and to reduce these footprints as much as possible in the coming year. Taking the pledge commits you to taking five simple measurements to calculate your carbon footprint as it stands at the moment and then every October 2nd following this you’ll receive an email update requesting you do the same so you can then calculate your footprint for the previous year.
Check out the website for further details on how to pledge as well as a set of top ten tips on how to reduce your footprint over the coming year.
