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Cliff Mail
Oct 29, 20231 min read
Ranked: The Foods With the Largest Environmental Impact
With New Zealand continuing to have an ongoing debate about farming attributed greenhouse emissions, Inge has spotted a very good visual...
By Inge Bremer
Jul 22, 20233 min read
Food Garden Ora Ora - Vision and Operation Plan
Vision: Our vision has been to create a highly productive and sustainable garden in the Far North (Te Tai Tokerau) at 36 degrees...
Cliff Mail
Mar 11, 20221 min read
Take the Jump: Six lifestyle actions that will save you money and reduce carbon emissions
The image sums it up nicely - simply and doable. If you want more information on the project visit takethejump.org or read this article on .
Cliff Mail
Jan 28, 20213 min read
Time to talk about personal carbon budgets
You get the feeling that we are all hanging back waiting for the Government to come up with a cunning plan to meet its Paris emissions...
By Cliff Mail
May 28, 20202 min read
Calculate your carbon emissions for food using NZ data
Increased uptake of plant-based diets in New Zealand could substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions while greatly improving...
By Cliff Mail
Oct 1, 20192 min read
Our first 12 months!
It is 12 months since we launched the Carbon Calculator. Those of you who have created a carbon record will receive an email around your...
By Cliff Mail
Aug 11, 20191 min read
Helping to avert the looming crises: tweak your diet and cut food waste
The latest ICCP report on Climate Change and Land that was released this week was a further stark reminder that we are facing a 'perfect...
By Cliff Mail
Jul 14, 20192 min read
What are the emissions of my favourite foods?
How detailed should the calculator be? This was, and still is, one of our biggest challenges with our Carbon Calculator. We decided that...
By Cliff Mail
Jun 29, 20191 min read
Living the Change
'Living the Change' was recently drawn to my attention via an article on Organic NZ which gives a great synopsis of this Kiwi...
By Cliff Mail
May 12, 20193 min read
Your diet may be one of your biggest contributions to climate change
The makeup of my diet is not something that I have paid too much attention to. The thinking part, has been largely confined to ensuring...
By Cliff Mail
Feb 1, 20192 min read
Reducing the need for plastic
A positive start to the year has been the elimination of single use plastic bags for carrying our supermarket supplies home. This change...
By Cliff Mail
Jan 27, 20191 min read
Become a "Flexitarian"
I have come across this term a number of times already in 2019. I first saw it in this recent article in The Guardian which talked about...
By Inge Bremer
Aug 17, 20181 min read
Does my diet have a carbon impact - You Betcha!
About 50% of our carbon emissions are caused by what we choose to eat, and how much we waste of it. At present about 30% of the food we...
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