Carbon
footprint has historically been defined as
"the total amounts of greenhouse gas emissions caused by an organization, event, product or person."
Check your individual Carbon footprint and plant trees to mitigate it.
A quick reference guide and table to your Carbon footprint
and how we can help mitigate by planting trees.
"the total amounts of greenhouse gas emissions caused by an organization, event, product or person."
Check your individual Carbon footprint and plant trees to mitigate it.
A quick reference guide and table to your Carbon footprint
and how we can help mitigate by planting trees.
Appliance | Usage | kg CO2 per year | Plant a tree every (yrs) |
Microwave Oven | Once a day | 150 | 7 |
Washing Machine | Once a day | 100 | 10 |
Cooking Gas Oven | Once a day | 100 | 10 |
Gas Stove Burner | Thrice a day | 200 | 5 |
Fridge-Freezer | 24 hours a day | 175 | 6 |
Standard Light Bulb 100 W | 4 hours a day | 63 | 16 |
Low Energy Light Bulb 18 W | 4 hours a day | 11 | 91 |
Digital TV Receiver Recorder | On Power 6.5 hrs per day/ Rest Standby | 49 | 20 |
TV – LCD | On Power 6.5 hrs per day/ Rest Standby | 220 | 5 |
TOTAL | If you use all the above | 1068 | 1 |
The
simplest way to combat climate change is to plant trees: Trees breathe in
Carbon Di Oxide and through the process of photo-synthesis create food for
themselves and breathe out Oxygen. Carbon Di Oxide is one of the
main causes of global warming. CO2 and other Green House Gases blanket the earth's
atmosphere and trap heat. This leads to
warming of the earth's atmosphere as the trapped heat is prevented from
escaping.
Planting
and nurturing a tree helps reduce global warming as trees absorb CO2 and
release oxygen. A mature tree sequesters up to a ton of Carbon in its life
time. It also gives out enough oxygen required by two human beings.
Planting
a tree can be one of the most satisfying activities of our lives. Nurturing a
tree we have planted and watching it grow and bear fruit is an extremely
rewarding experience. Apart from this, here are a few more reasons to help you
start planting:
- As a gift: Gifting a tree to a friend, a colleague, a dear one can be a very unique experience.
- In memory of a loved one..
- To mitigate our individual carbon footprint.
- As part of our corporate social responsibility.
Sustainable
Green Initiative plants fruit trees on fallow/ community lands and on lands
owned by marginal and Bpl farmers. We work with self help groups and NGOs
who help us identify right beneficiaries who can continue the process of
planting and nurturing trees. (See our methodology).
At
Sustainable Green Initiative, we plant trees to help the fight against climate
change and also hunger, poverty and rural migration. By planting a tree
through us, you help in doing your bit to mitigate your carbon footprint and
carry on the fight against hunger, poverty and climate change.
Did you know a tree sequesters about 1 ton of carbon and processes enough
oxygen for two peoples requirements in its life-time?
So what are you waiting for? Plant a tree today.
So what are you waiting for? Plant a tree today.