Carbon audit your lifestyle
How green are you?
	For each of the questions below select the answer that best fits you and your lifestyle 1. What type of energy do you use to heat your home? Gas Electricity Oil Wood Coal Sunlight (solar panels) 2. How is the electricity you use, produced? Renewable energy sources and new technology By a standard supplier. 3. What form of transport do you use to get to school or college? Car Train Bus Walking Cycle 4. Which of these comments best describes the type of food you buy? I buy goods mainly from local suppliers I shop for whatever the supermarket or shop has for sale 5. How many times a year do you fly on an aeroplane? Usually, none One flight Two flights More than two flights per year 6. Which best describes how you use your mobile phone charger? It is always plugged in, ready for use I try to remember to unplug it but sometimes forget I always unplug it when not in use 7. What sort of water do you drink? Tap water Local bottled water Imported bottled water 8. If it is very hot at home which of these things do you do? Open the windows or if it’s really hot, close the shutters Turn on the air conditioning 9. If you have a car, what size engine does it have? No car Under 1000 cc Between 1000 cc and 2000 cc Over 2000 cc 10. Do you recycle things like paper and glass? No Usually Always Scoring sheet When you have answered all the questions use the scoring sheet to work out your carbon audit. 1. What type of energy do you use to heat your home? [3] Gas [4] Electricity [3] Oil [2] Wood [3] Coal [1] Sunlight (solar panels) 2. How is the electricity you use, produced? [1] Renewable energy sources and new technology [4] By a standard supplier 3. What form of transport do you use to get to school or college? [4] Car [2] Train [2] Bus [1] Walking [1] Cycle 4. Which of these comments best describes the type of food you buy? [1] I buy goods mainly from local suppliers [3] I shop for whatever the supermarket or shop has for sale 5. How many times a year do you fly on an aeroplane? [1] Usually, none [3] One flight [6] Two flights [8] More than two flights per year 6. Which best describes how you use your mobile phone charger? [3] It is always plugged in, ready for use [2] I try to remember to unplug it but sometimes forget [1] I always unplug it when not in use 7. What sort of water do you drink? [1] Tap water [3] Local bottled water [4] Imported bottled water 8. If it is very hot at home which of these things do you do? [1] Open the windows or if it’s really hot, close the shutters [3] Turn on the air conditioning 9. If you have a car, what size engine does it have? [1] No car [2] Under 1000 cc [4] Between 1000 cc and 2000 cc [6] Over 2000 cc 10. Do you recycle things like paper and glass? [4] No [2] Usually [1] Always If you scored 10 – Well done! You are already doing a lot to reduce your carbon emissions – why not talk to people you know and let them hear about all the ways you are helping to save the planet! If you scored 10-20 – You are doing very well in most areas. You may need to think a little about energy use – it may not be too difficult for you to reduce your carbon emissions still further. If you scored 20-30 – You could do a quite a bit more to reduce your carbon emissions. Why not look at where you scored 2 or more, and think about what you could do to change your lifestyle to make it more carbon-friendly. If you scored over 30 – Oh dear, if you carry on like this, you may be helping to make the problem of climate change much worse. You really need to look at making some positive changes to your lifestyle to reduce your carbon emissions!