Welcome to the Birmingham CRAG!Its aims are to apply the principles of Contraction and Convergence (C&C) into practical lifestyle measures by agreeing to monitor and reduce individual carbon footprints. The starting point is the 2003 average direct emissions figure for UK citizens of 5400kg. With the quite drastic emissions cuts needed to be made by the developed world and its citizens in order to meet the requirements of C&C a target has been agreed as 4500kg for the first 12 months of the Birmingham CRAG.
For practical reasons, it is not possible to calculate all of our carbon footprint, however the vast majority can be measured by taking into account household energy and transport.
Birmingham CRAG group have agreed the following principles: ... | This is a active CRAG: Set up in January 07, originally from members of Birmingham FOE |
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