Evaluating the carbon

impact of your project

is easy…

…if you count what

matters
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What matters?
…things that change

Where are the

figures?
…the Food Route
Map
How do I calculate?
…keep it simple
What matters?
…things that
change
…things that
change
Where are the figures?
…growing your own food
Action Reduction in emissions

A very2 productive, well managed standard 240 kgCO2e /year

200m allotment saves
A standard allotment with a less experienced 120 kgCO2e /year
grower saves
A very productive, well managed vegetable 1.2 kgCO2e/m2/year
garden saves
A vegetable garden with a less experienced 0.6 kgCO2e/m2/year
grower saves
A person completely self sufficient in fruit and 480 kgCO2e/year
vegetables (no exotics like bananas etc!) all
year round saves
Where are the figures?
…low carbon menu
Action Reduction in emissions

Eating ‘meat free’ an extra 1 day a week for a year 180

saves kgCO2e/person/year
Eating a vegetarian (meat-free) diet saves 720
kgCO2e/person/year
Eating a vegan (no animal products) diet saves 1,040
kgCO2e/person/year

Eating an all-organic diet saves 230

(100% organic means all food and drink) kgCO2e/person/year
Eating mainly (60%) organic food saves 140
kgCO2e/person/year
Eating partially (20%) organic food saves 50
kgCO2e/person/year

Eating no air freighted food saves 34

kgCO2e/person/year
Reducing consumption of imported food (all 76
modes) by 50% saves kgCO2e/person/year
Eating only UK food saves 151
kgCO2e/person/year
How do I calculate?
…keep it simple

What’s changing? Growing more veg in

gardens
By how much? 2,000 m 2

CO2 saving 0.6kg CO2/m2/year

Total CO2 saving 1,200 kg per year

How do I calculate?
…state assumptions!
• Counting new veg growing only
• 100 gardeners, each veg plot
average 20m2

• Not experienced gardeners, so

0.6kg CO2/m /year chosen
2
Getting a bit more sophisticated…

• Short term drop off - reduce by x%

• Long term - stickiness? growth?
• Other impacts, eg travel - add
carbon costs

• Food Route Map Annex

 Evaluating the carbon
impact of your project
is easy…
Count what matters…

Use the Food Route Map

figures…
…keep it simple

osbert@footprintconsulting.org