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More and more people are looking to understand what Green is all about. It is a complex subject to understand, but at Carbon Diet, we’re dedicated to making it easy to understand how to go green! We’ll teach you how to go green in all aspects of your life and work.
 What is a Carbon Diet?
Individuals and businesses produce carbon dioxide from daily activities such as driving, heating, and the consumption of products and services. Carbon dioxide is the leading greenhouse gas contributing to climate change (the new term for global warming). To reduce the effects of climate change, we can reduce our carbon output by going on a carbon diet.
How to Go Green Using a Carbon Diet
The first step in a Carbon Diet is to assess your specific situation by completing a Carbon Footprint. Once you understand the major areas to work on, you can tackle them one at a time. The diagram above illuatrates the five key areas to focus on (*depending on source of power) using a Carbon Diet.
There are many green tips in the media about changing light bulbs, recycling, hybrid cars, public transit, reducing pollution, etc. But what are the most important actions to take? Here at Carbon Diet, we show you what changes will have the most impact on the environment. It’s an important consideration when starting to go green.
Our Go Green Tips Library provides prioritized ways to make a difference using a Carbon Diet.
Why Go Green?
Climate change has become one of the top concerns for people around the world. Many people understand there is a problem and we must do something to correct it. But where do we start? The answer is a Carbon Diet.
Quick Facts About Climate Change (Global Warming)
- Carbon Dioxide is the leading Greenhouse Gas responsible for Climate Change
- 50% of the cumulative Carbon Dioxide in Earth's atmosphere has been created in the last 35 years
- Carbon Dioxide remains in Earth's atmosphere for about 100 years
To address Climate Change, we need to significantly reduce the amount of Carbon Dioxide we release into the atmosphere as a by-product of daily activities - by living greener and more eco-friendly. We need to go on a Carbon Diet to live a green lifestyle.
We hope you find our website is a meaningful resource to go green and we would love to hear your feedback.
The Carbon Diet Team
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