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Carbon counter: measuring individual choices

This award-winning FT series calculates the carbon costs and savings of individual lifestyle decisions

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Carbon counter: heat pumps are a greener, costlier option Premium content
Choice will be determined by the relative competitiveness of gas and power going forward
Carbon counter: linear TV repeats are greener than buzzy Netflix premieres Premium content
Older dramas and comedies are the most environmental option
Carbon counter: lofty motives empower home energy vigilantes Premium content
The burden on energy use and emissions from the UK’s 28mn households needs to drop sharply by 2030 to be aligned with a net zero goal
Carbon counter: fog of war is clouding environmental damage Premium content
Gas released by Nord Stream pipeline leaks could reach 13mn tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent
Carbon counter: the cost of wildfires Premium content
If nature has an economic value, then wildfires linked to climate change must have an economic cost.
Carbon counter: celebrate sustainably with well-chosen gifts
Unwanted presents account for as much as two-thirds of the festive season’s footprint

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