The Zerofootprint Carbon Shop

The average North American is responsible for about 24 tonnes of carbon dioxide each year. This includes more than simply the things we have direct control over, like our driving, how much electricity we use, and the temperature we keep our home at. It includes our carbon footprint from goods and services as well.

In a developed country, about half of your greenhouse gas emissions, and a similar proportion of your ecological footprint, comes from the production of goods and services as well as the building and maintenance of regional infrastructure. These impacts, for example from factories or sewage treatment plants, take place independent of your lifestyle – you don’t have much direct control over them – but they are an integral part of everyone’s ecological and carbon footprint. With this purchase, you’ll offset an average North American’s carbon footprint for one year.