The Carbon Cost of Christmas

07 Dec 07

The report "The Carbon Cost of Christmas" shows that the carbon produced comes from our spending and consumption on items such as food, travel, lighting and gifts at Christmas, which is equal to 5.5% of our annual carbon footprint. Over Christmas, the average person could produce as much as:

26 kg of CO2 from Christmas food equal to the weight of 40 Christmas puddings

96 kg of CO2 from Christmas Car travel equal to the weight of 148 Christmas Puddings

218 kg of CO2 from extravagant lighting displays equal to the weight of 335 Christmas Puddings

310 kg of CO2 on Christmas Shopping equal to the weight of 477 Christmas puddings

With a bit of thought and planning, we can limit our impact and still have a fantastic Christmas but one which is both is kinder to the planet and to our pocket. We could reduce our Christmas carbon emissions by up to 60 per cent to about 250 kg - a saving in weight equivalent to 615 Christmas puddings!

Related Download:

: CarbonCostofChristmas2007.pdf