By the end of 2024, peat-based compost won’t be sold to the public in the UK anymore, thanks to new regulations. While this is brilliant for peat bogs and reduces…
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Chocolate
Recently chocolate has been getting a lot of bad press because climate analysts have started to flag up the enormous and damaging land use changes that cocoa agriculture causes. 70%…
Heat Pump Resources
This is one for people who are seriously considering getting a heat pump. Because of the amount of misinformation out there and the newness of the industry, you’ll need the…
Don’t throw out those smelly trainers
Save money, energy, resources and CO2 instead of buying a new pair by making those training shoes last longer. Here are some rules for rejuvenating them: This information was culled…
Fridges and Freezers
Refrigerators and freezers can run inefficiently and ineffectively if you forget a couple of key points. The less kilowatt-hours you use, the less climate-killing CO2 gets into the atmosphere. By…
Heat Pumps
For anyone lucky enough to be in the position of choosing their next central heating system, there is really only one reason not to go with a heat pump assuming…
Four Good Things to Know about the Climate
Many people don’t know the following, many more ‘know’ but don’t remember but it is definitely good for your sanity to bear these in mind. (1) The end date when…
How Yoda uses a Tumble Dryer
Tumble dryers use a lot of electricity. On average, a tumble dryer uses roughly 4.5 kWh of electricity per cycle, depending on the machine. At the time of writing, each…
UPFs – Ultra-processed Foods
If something is ultra-processed, it’s going to have a larger carbon footprint, use more water to make, most likely be associated with factory-farmed meat or diary and the pollution, come…
Diet and CO2 Emissions
The first of November was World Vegan Day, a reminder that a totally plant-based diet is the everyday reality for about 1% of the world population. Reducing our CO2 emissions…