Introduction : According to the Guardian, each person in the UK is, on average, responsible for about 14 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions each year. However, about two-thirds of that 14-tonne annual total comes from the way we run our homes, our personal transport and the things we buy.
Based on this I have tried to calculate my carbon footprint now I live in Thailand.
In detail
• Gas (on average responsible for two tonnes of CO2 per person in UK), in Thailand I don’t have to heat my home and do not use gas, saving 2 tonnes.
• Electricity (on average responsible for one tonne of CO2 per person in UK), I don’t use air conditioning but do use a fan, I estimate no change in usage but NOTE THAT electricity cost here is half that in UK, (Thailand’s electricity is 70% from natural gas)
• Car (on average responsible for 1.5 tonnes of CO2), no car, saving 1.5 tonnes.
• Flying (on average responsible for 1.2 tonnes of CO2), in my case this has increased, if I fly home each year I will produce 2.2 tonnes (over one tonne each way BKK to MAN), increase of 1 tonne
• Consumer electronics (on average responsible for 0.5 tonnes of CO2), not really using any new ones,
• Food (on average responsible for 1.5 tonnes of CO2), in my case I have changed to a mainly vegetarian diet based on rice with some pork and chicken, saving 0.5 tonnes
• Water, sewage and waste disposal on average responsible for (0.3 tonnes of CO2 ), no change
• Paper (on average responsible for 0.3 tonnes of CO2 ) no change as I read a newspaper every day
• Public transport (on average responsible for 0.2 tonnes of CO2 ), I use public transport a lot, but I also cycle a lot which my shrinks my carbon footprint by a little bit.
In summary I have reduced my carbon footprint by just over 3 tonnes per year or 22 percent
Tony
Wednesday 30 September 2009
Friday 25 September 2009
Pictures from the trip To Penang, click on the link below
Picasa Web Albums - tonymargetts - Starred Photos
Two days in Penang Malaysia which was founded in 1780 by Francis Light, all very British
Two days in Penang Malaysia which was founded in 1780 by Francis Light, all very British
Thursday 24 September 2009
Airport Group Party
Look at the ThaiMTB website to see some pictures of your blogger giving a speach and leading the happy birthday singing, look at http://www.thaimtb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=104482
Tuesday 22 September 2009
Car Free Day in Phitsanulok
This is from the ThaiMTB website, you can just spot me in the middle distance under the blue poster, if you want to see more photos go to http://www.thaimtb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=104482
Saturday 19 September 2009
Neck and Neck
Lots of crowds, lots of noise, and very loud and excited commentary of the race (a bit like UK horse race commetary but at top volume)
Man gets a new motor bike
The nephew of my friend Jas is called man and here he is with his new motor bike, being a young man he is at risk from traffic injury so in Thailand he resorts to Buddha protection
Sunday 6 September 2009
Boat Races at Pitchit yesterday
Huge crowds at this annual festival, the boats are very long with 50 men and very fast paddle strokes
Saturday 5 September 2009
Kao Sa Mor Krang
We went to a local mountain this morning, setting off at 5.30 in the dark and cool early morning, about 40 km round trip plus a very steep 2 km climb to the top
Tuesday 1 September 2009
Something for my football watching friends
The English premier league is the number one football interest in Thailand. Though corporations were major patrons of sport tournaments in Thailand, none had ever become sponsors of an international team until Thai Beverage (Chang Beer) last year sponsored Everton
Now Charoen Pokphand Foods (Thailand is the worlds biggest exporter of chickens and CP is the biggest company in this business), wants to sponsor a Premier League club. Now, if it were really interested in investing in a Premier League club, Tottenham Hotspur appears to be quite the right choice.
The club are currently on top of the table for the 2009/10 season, and if CPF was to invest in them this year, they would definitely make the brand very visible.
A peek into the club's history reveals that Tottenham are second to none. They are one of the oldest clubs, established in 1882, and the first in the 20th century to achieve the double - winning the league and FA Cup in the same season, 1960/61. In 1963, Spurs became the first British club to win a major European trophy - the European Cup Winners' Cup.
But the most suitable reason for this sponsorship lies in the club's emblem.
A close study revealed that of the 20 clubs, eight feature animals in their crests - Chelsea have the blue lion, Aston Villa the yellow lion, two lions for Sunderland, a wolf for Wolverhampton Wanderers, a tiger for Hull City, an eagle for Manchester City, the liver bird for Liverpool and a fighting cock for Spurs.
Liverpool would have been a good choice given that its crest features a bird and that CPF is a major supplier of poultry. However, the liver bird is seen as an emblem of Liverpool City, so connecting it to poultry raised for consumption just doesn't feel right.
On the other hand, Tottenham's crest carries a fighting cock - standing on top of a football - and perhaps fits in perfectly with CPF's motto of beating challenges. Besides, a spur is a short spike that is used to drive a horse forward - another perfect fit with CPF's belief that one day it will become a major food supplier to the rest of world.
With Everton players carrying the Thai word for elephant - Chang - on their chests, it would be good to see the CPF brand, preferably sitting above a fighting cock, on other players.
Now Charoen Pokphand Foods (Thailand is the worlds biggest exporter of chickens and CP is the biggest company in this business), wants to sponsor a Premier League club. Now, if it were really interested in investing in a Premier League club, Tottenham Hotspur appears to be quite the right choice.
The club are currently on top of the table for the 2009/10 season, and if CPF was to invest in them this year, they would definitely make the brand very visible.
A peek into the club's history reveals that Tottenham are second to none. They are one of the oldest clubs, established in 1882, and the first in the 20th century to achieve the double - winning the league and FA Cup in the same season, 1960/61. In 1963, Spurs became the first British club to win a major European trophy - the European Cup Winners' Cup.
But the most suitable reason for this sponsorship lies in the club's emblem.
A close study revealed that of the 20 clubs, eight feature animals in their crests - Chelsea have the blue lion, Aston Villa the yellow lion, two lions for Sunderland, a wolf for Wolverhampton Wanderers, a tiger for Hull City, an eagle for Manchester City, the liver bird for Liverpool and a fighting cock for Spurs.
Liverpool would have been a good choice given that its crest features a bird and that CPF is a major supplier of poultry. However, the liver bird is seen as an emblem of Liverpool City, so connecting it to poultry raised for consumption just doesn't feel right.
On the other hand, Tottenham's crest carries a fighting cock - standing on top of a football - and perhaps fits in perfectly with CPF's motto of beating challenges. Besides, a spur is a short spike that is used to drive a horse forward - another perfect fit with CPF's belief that one day it will become a major food supplier to the rest of world.
With Everton players carrying the Thai word for elephant - Chang - on their chests, it would be good to see the CPF brand, preferably sitting above a fighting cock, on other players.
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