Carbon Smart

Has anybody seen that website that’s being advertised on TV – www.carbonsmart.com.au? They’re basically paying landowners to revegetate their land that the government has previously paid them to clear. About time too. Doesn’t take a genius to realise that clearing land in a climate as harsh as Australia’s is going to lead to everything turning to dust and either blowing away or washing away in the rain storms. Anyway, I’m going to look into it further. Might be worth buying a cheap block out bush and planting it out.

Carbon Offsets

One way of overcoming the fact that you will have a carbon footprint, no matter what you do, is to purchase carbon offsets. In its simplest form, carbon offsetting is the planting of trees to absorb the carbon dioxide that you inevitably produce in your everyday life. Of course, not everybody has a garden in which to plant innumerable trees so there are now companies that specialise in doing this for you. It takes around 6 trees to absorb one tonne of carbon dioxide and it’s possible to buy these trees from certain companies for as little as $3 per tree. Seems like a bargain to me.

Offset Your Carbon Footprint

Whilst you can minimise your carbon footprint you will never be able to reduce your carbon emissions to zero. Whilst I’m typing this I’m using electricity which is affecting my carbon footprint. It is, however, possible to offset your carbon footprint by planting trees that will absorb the amount of carbon dioxide that you generate.

The plant-a-tree-today organisation can help you calculate your carbon footprint and will plant trees to offset it on your behalf.