Here are 10 ideas to help you lower your carbon footprint. The order shown is  alphabetical and the letters refer to our A – Z page

Buy British fish and UK grown food and support British farmers  F

Buy locally grown seasonal produce  F

Donate unwanted clothes and buy clothes at charity shops and offer to volunteer for them  R

Change to a green energy supplier  E

Holiday in the UK  H,T

Stop using peat in your garden  C

Repair rather than replace  R

Create a local WhatsApp for equipment loan and exchange.

Use plastic in the right places  B,W

For anything useful you don’t need, keep a box outside your house for people to help themselves, or advertise on Freecycle.

Pros:

Reduced food miles, zero air miles, reduced pollution, reduced raw materials use, money saving. Helping to lower your carbon footprint.

Cons:

Less income for third world countries that export food, clothing or manufactured goods.

Imported products may have lower carbon footprints than UK ones e.g. tomatoes grown in warm climates.