
Always see it in English
Always see it in English
Our carbon footprint is the effect we have on the Earth by emitting greenhouse gases (both directly and indirectly). It's measured in tonnes of CO2 emitted into the atmosphere and does not paint our civilisation in a good light.
We can't blame it all on huge machines and big corporations. You also pollute. In your day-to-day life, your small daily actions are leaving a trail and increasing the overall amount of CO2 in our environment.
We are all (some much more so, some less so) threatening the sustainability of our planet. From using plastic bags to spraying deodorant, there are countless things we do without even realising that are continuously damaging the environment.
“The average household in Spain emits more than 12 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere every year.”
Often, we can make a huge personal contribution by assessing our habits and getting rid of those that we don't need, or replacing them with others that don't have the same environmental impact.
Before we look at how we can reduce our footprint, we should determine, in plain terms, our annual contribution to CO2 emissions in the atmosphere.
It's surprising to learn that a one-person household can produce more than 3 tonnes of CO2, solely through electricity consumption (excluding other energy sources). Similarly, an average-sized vehicle covering 15,000 km a year can emit 2.5 tonnes of CO2.
Before we performed these calculations, it seemed like it would take a large group of people to emit 1 tonne of CO2, but now we have realised the significant individual impact of our actions.
If these actions can have such a huge effect on the health of our planet, it's clear that if we correct them, we can create a reduction of equal impact.
If we want our planet to survive, something has to give. We need to consume:
Although electricity is one of the energy sources that produces the least pollution, it is also one of the ones that we use the most, meaning that our lives are filled with habits that require unnecessary consumption.
In addition to the high levels of harmful gases emitted during their production, plastics and microplastics are practically indestructible and have a huge impact on ecosystems. This is why we must:
A good portion of the CO2 emissions come from exhaust pipes. Specifically, a vehicle powered by fossil fuel (petrol, diesel) is the least efficient as it is the one that generates most emissions per passenger transported:
The electric car is undoubtedly the future of sustainability. In Endesa we already have a 100% green tariff for which you pay the same every month regardless of your consumption.