Tag: carbon emissions
Green Ideas: Fuel economy
Green Ideas editor Greg Roughan gets a lesson in driving for fuel economy. Seen a great eco video? We’d love to know about it, so please email us the link. Even better, make your own video! Film your best tips, secrets or how-to guide, and either email it to us or upload it to YouTube
Build your own electric car!
An intriguing letter from a reader, Mike: "Great to see you give electric vehicles a mention. Their many advantages are becoming more obvious as our planet warms but current choices are still too dear for most to buy, though very cheap to run. We do need to keep in mind that a
Putting carbon emissions in perspective
This is one site you need to check out. It's got an amazing visualisation of New York City’s carbon emissions – watch as a day’s worth of CO2 smothers the Big Apple! This really puts the carbon dioxide issue into perspective: www.carbonvisuals.com/work/new-yorks-carbon-emissions-in-real-time
Carbon trading
Confused by carbon? You’re not alone. Buying permits to pollute can sound a daft way to tackle global warming – yet emissions trading schemes can work, and have already proved successful dealing with problems like acid rain. Here’s a simple explanation of carbon trading’s ins and outs.
Museum looks forward
Auckland War Memorial Museum is looking after the future as well as our past by cutting its carbon emissions.