Green tea really is greener: the milk in a cup of white tea or coffee creates more CO2 than boiling the water.

I wonder how much CO2 writing the article in the Guardian about this cost.

I recently have started being very annoyed at the pathetic calculation of CO2 emissions of ordinary daily activities.

I understand of course, that small sacrifices can make a big difference to the planet. But I don’t feel that the focus should be on small sacrifices.

Take supermarket bags.

I am sure I can save a lot of carbon dioxide by re-using plastic bags. Like a few kilos a year or something. And if we convince thousands of people to save hundreds of thousands of bags, without wasting that much energy convincing them…

How about something a bit easier?

How about we convince a single planning officer in a single local authority to plan shopping areas so they are closer to where people live, and close to existing public transport links?

Surely if Tesco was just this little bit more conveniently located than a 2 mile drive, and surely if there were other options within a short walk, this would save more CO2 than the shopping bags ever will.

Similarly for the various car sharing schemes.

My office is located in the middle of fields, 2 miles from the nearest train/bus stop, with a train an hour servicing it during peak times. There is no way of getting to it than by car.

Though I like the scenery, one has to ask how someone got planning to build this, and how much CO2 is wasted daily by the thousands who work there and commute daily.

Surely more than can ever be saved by good souls who can share a car?

thoughts