Carbon footprints - we've probably all heard the term, but what exactly is a carbon footprint? And why does it matter?
Do I have a carbon footprint?
How do I know what it is?
How do I reduce it?
What do I need to reduce it to?

ALL the questions about carbon footprints!

Luckily in this episode I'm chatting to Jo Hand, co-founder of Giki Zero, an app and website that allows you to easily measure and track your individual carbon footprint.
Because I'm a bit of an eco geek, I've tried out a few different carbon footprint calculators, and whilst they're great for giving a ballpark figure, they don't allow for much nuance, and the only way to really see it come down is to do something really drastic, like go car-free, or move to a smaller house - neither of which are hugely practical right now.
So when I tried out Giki Zero I was geekily excited to see that this is a calculator that does allow us to factor in many of the smaller changes we're making day to day, and to see our footprint shrink!

Jo answers all of the questions above, and many many more, including sharing her top tips for the big impact things we can do to reduce our footprints.

Listen in, then go and check out Giki Zero! Let me know what your score and your footprint are!

• Giki Zero
  - Website
  - Facebook
  - Instagram
  - Twitter
• [046] - Sustainable(ish) supermarket shopping with Giki Badges (podcast)
• Carbon footprints and off-setting  (festival session)
• How Bad are Bananas? - great book by Mike Berners-Lees that looks at 'the carbon footprint of everything.'
• Ecosia - a greener alternative to Google!
  - The search engine that plants trees (and how to install it) (blog post)
• The World Land Trust
• [068] - How to waste less at work with Livvy Drake (podcast)
• Big Clean Switch* (green energy comparison site)
  *if you use this link and switch I get a small commission at no extra cost to you
• A beginners guide to switching to a renewable energy supplier (blog post)
• Make My Money Matter
• Switch It
• How to make sure your money is doing as much good as you are (festival session) 
• 2040 film
• Fashion's Dirty Secrets - fast fashion doc by Stacey Dooley
• The Knackered Mums Eco Club - come and join us!
• Sustainable(ish) Facebook group

My carbon footprint...!

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