So who's reduced their carbon footprint?

Perhaps the government could stop putting speed cameras in silly places, like near the Falconwood exit on the A2 in south London....there's like a big dip in the road, so you go down a long hill then up the other side. And they've dumped a speed camera right at the bottom to enforce the 50mph limit. I could save some fuel if I could just gently increase speed on the downward stretch and use the momentum to help me up the other side.

Instead, I have to brake for the camera then burn more fuel on the way up the other side of the hill. Gah :/
 
Once I'm physically able I'll be going back to riding into work since it's quicker than the car and it keeps me fit! I'm not worried about carbon emissions, not with the car I've got anyway. :D
 
At home I chose a class D integrated amp instead of a valve amp. That probably saves a lot of electricity.
I do use public transport during the week, but that's because I believe it works in London. Nice to make up for it on a weekend with a blast in the bimmer.
 
I just asked my mate and he said "Yeah, I live a 5 minute walk from aldergrove at the moment"
which was followed by "but the Puma prolly doesn't help so much" :D
 
Since we only contribute about 2.56% of the worlds total C02 emissions (my sister works for Environmental Planning) we need more than us to reduce our carbon footprint, and when china eventually catches europe and the US up in terms of living standards there is nothing we can do to prevent global warming

Stelly
 
Of course not. Because I don't believe man-made CO2 is the cause global warming, and even if it was, the total C02 produced by our tiny little island pales in comparision to the big polluters.
 
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Of course not. If everyone in the UK stopped driving tommorrow the difference it would make to world carbon emissions would not even register. It's completely pointless becuase, as mentioned, China open 2 new coal fired power stations every week.

This whole carbon obsession is meaningless and only good becuase its trendy. We should not be self destructing our economy to make a point.

With that said, I'm off to drive 5 miles into town in my 230g/km of c02 car.
 
In the house yes, but not in the car. I don't take the car out to the supermarket etc anyway, it's all close enough to walk to comfortably.
 
I refuse to buy into this whole CO2 fad which has gripped the nation. It's a load of tree hugging hippy bullcrap, forced upon us in order to make us willingly accept these so called 'green' taxes. I find the term 'green tax' funny because the people are showing how bloody green (I don't mean environmentally friendly) they are by blindly accepting it.

Bah humbug.
 
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Of course not. If everyone in the UK stopped driving tommorrow the difference it would make to world carbon emissions would not even register. It's completely pointless becuase, as mentioned, China open 2 new coal fired power stations every week.

This whole carbon obsession is meaningless and only good becuase its trendy. We should not be self destructing our economy to make a point.

With that said, I'm off to drive 5 miles into town in my 230g/km of c02 car.
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Murderer :p
 
Sometimes I use the bus - about once a week and it involves quite a hike - but only becuase I can't find anywhere to park in town for the 8 hours I have to be in Uni for. All other days, I'll drive.
 
I couldn't care less about my so-called footprint. I will drive what I want, whenever I want, after all I've bloody well paid to.
 
I walk a lot at uni but my carbon footprint's probably pretty small - the majority of my cars have been going for over 20 years so negating all that nasty 'new car manufacturing' gaff by reusing what's in perfectly useable condition anyway! :p
 
Nope, doing mega miles in my 263g/km V8. I dont believe for one moment that i am making an impact on anything with what corporations and other economies are pumping out. Even here in the UK take the thousands of pc's and lights etc left on just in london office blocks 24/7 for no reason, its pointless.
 
I may soon be buying a 5.0 V8 to add to my current 35 year old 3.0 V8 and 34 year old 2.0 Straight 6 so, no, I don't think I'm really reducing my footprint much.
 
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