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net co2 'taker-outers' while living a simple, inspiring & luxurious life

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  results for 2013

co2: minus 4.753 tonnes co2 as a family & business combined (minus 1.584 per person)  

 

hear brian interviewed about being a net co2 'taker-outer' here (18 mins.)  nissan leaf still going strong.  took us to the beach at southwold for family swims 25 times this year. we had the usual ski holiday + holidays in ireland and cornwall. oh and brian went to california to work with teens and their families in san diego & san francisco. while there he had a week of holiday with his 2 brothers, friends and family.  a simple, inspiring & luxurious life.

brian & amy have offset their lifetime emissions previously with carbonneutral.com and climatecare.org

we still export our electricity to ecotricity and use their renewable electricity product and green gas product.

 

water:  44.33 cu. m as a family & business (40.48 litres per person per day)

brian also 'offset' his lifetime water usage with water aid after investigating cost of projects at drop 4 drop website.

 

landfill: 26.49 kg as a family & business (8.83 kg per person)

 

the whole point of this game has been to inspire others and have the idea 'net co2 'taker-outer''/ carbon negative/ climate positive taken on by other people and organisations.  it has happened and it is happening - see this inspiring 13 minute talk showing how ikea are taking on being net co2 'taker-outers' by 2020 across their worldwide operations & stores. and they're taking on inspiring other huge businesses.  all in!

solar panels generated 5520 kw/h from jan 1st 2013 to 31st december 2013.  

revenue from them was approx. £2,400 for the year.

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solar thermal provided hot water for 8 months+.  we reckon we get about 3/4 of our hot water from the tubes on the roof.  wonderful.

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rhd tesla model s on track for delivery in may 2014. (lhd european versions have been ariving all year to much acclaim.  very well received in norway. see 4 min. video here.)  

my old employers at autocar tested the model s against the aston martin rapide.  they consider it makes the aston "look really, really old-fashioned." (and it beats the aston in a straight line race after giving it a head start!)

 

may 2014 is when our model s arrives.  bye bye oil!

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