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Welcome to the home of the Carbon family. Discover how much carbon they - and many average families - use every single year.Key facts
- 50% of CO2 produced by humans comes from domestic activity.
- The average family emits around 40 tonnes of carbon every year.
- Everyday activities such as driving a car, going on holiday by plane and throwing away unwanted food all add to carbon emissions.
- All household waste contributes to carbon emissions, since CO2 is released when food decomposes.
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50% of CO2 produced by humans comes from domestic activity
Meet the Carbon family.
Nothing bad about them.
Just a normal family going about their daily lives in a developed country.
Give or take, everything they do will add up to around 40 tonnes of carbon being emitted – every single year.
And here is …
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