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Video: how big is your carbon footprint?


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Channels: Leisure News, People News Tags: climate change, carbon footprint

Do you know your carbon footprint? That's the question we put to shoppers at London's Borough Market this month to see if people really have a clue what it means, and how they weigh in compared to the UK average of 11 tonnes per person. As you'll see, it looks like most people now actually know what a carbon footprint is (phew!). But they still have no idea how big theirs is.

We've got one Smart Planeteer just below average and one that's about half the UK average here. To find out your rating, try the government's rather good carbon calculator and keep an eye out in your local Tesco in the new year -- the supermarket monster's planning to add carbon footprint labels to all its products very soon.

Share your footprint and top carbon calculators in the comments below. 

Posted: 23 October 2007, 04:03pm by Adam Vaughan
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Nick 26 October 2007 05:51pm

"I can tell you exactly what my carbon footprint is." Smug bastard.




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ive 30 November 2007 02:54pm

i know wat is it




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Ron 30 November 2007 02:58pm

Yea thats Right,TWINKIE!!!!!!!




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ive 30 November 2007 03:00pm

yo waz really good ma do what u doin ma do yo do u be on this like od ma dop




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Anonymous User 15 February 2008 11:23pm

Who cares anyway, we have to eat and go to work whatever it takes.




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Anonymous User 15 February 2008 11:25pm

It came from the earth and is going back to the earth, so I don't recycle squat or worry one iota about it. And for those who find that appalling, then I suggest you quit excreting your poo and piss - keep it to yourself!!!!!!!!!!




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