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What does 1 tonne + 750 kg of Carbon saved each year mean?
By improving the energy efficiency of your home with the installation of home insulation, you can help the environment by reducing your home’s carbon emissions. In fact, if the average home installs cavity wall insulation, they can reduce carbon emissions by 750 kg and if they installed loft insulation it would reduce emissions by an additional tonne!
Evidence exists that links carbon emissions and other human activities to global warming, which is the gradual increase in the earth’s temperature. There is now a global movement to slow the effects of global warming, and reducing carbon emissions is one component of this movement.
Carbon emissions result mainly from the burning of fossil fuels and are further exacerbated by deforestation. The release of carbon into the atmosphere is usually measured in metric tons. Every person on the planet has a carbon footprint, or an amount of carbon that is released into the environment as a result of their lifestyle. This footprint will vary in size depending on the person, what they do for a living, where they live in the world, and what choices they make in their daily lives.
In the UK, we build our carbon footprint through transportation, heating, and electricity use, which directly emit carbon. This is our primary footprint. However, we also built a carbon footprint through the items manufacturing of the items that we purchase and the food we consume. This is our secondary footprint.
By installing insulation in your home and reducing the heating requirements, you are reducing your primary carbon footprint.
It takes one tree 40 years to absorb 1 tonne of carbon.
You can reduce your emissions by 1 tonne every year through the installation of attic insulation. This same amount of carbon would take a tree 40 years to absorb. This means that what would take 40 years for a tree, would take only 1 year for you.
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