A carbon diet refers to reducing the impact on climate
change by reducing greenhouse gas (principally CO2)
production.
Individuals and businesses produce carbon
dioxide from daily activities such as driving, heating, and the consumption
of products and services. To reduce the effects of climate change, we could
reduce our carbon output by going on a carbon diet.
There are references to the use of the term carbon diet in
several publications.
The term "carbon diet" is used in the book Gore:
A Political Life
"And many scientists and economists maintain that the
costs of adapting to any change are both easier to achieve politically and more
efficacious scientifically than trying to avoid the problem through a crash
carbon diet."
Deborah Jones from The
Globe & Mail newspaper writes "It's week two of my family's
"carbon diet" -- a Globe and Mail assignment to see how my family of
four adults can cut its greenhouse-gas emissions to match the provincial goal
of a 33-per-cent reduction..."
This differs from a low
carbon diet which refers to making choices about eating that reduce greenhouse
gas emissions.
Key components of a carbon diet
A carbon diet is similar to a food diet. It starts with
assessing weight (measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide) and then determining
where the ideal weight should be. The following outlines the steps of a carbon
diet:
- Calculate a carbon footprint to understand the amount of carbon dioxide emissions
- Measure the carbon footprint against peers (e.g., similar company size or for individuals, a national average)
- Determine the ideal carbon footprint
- Identify the source of the most significant carbon dioxide emissions
- Reduce carbon dioxide emissions by starting with the most significant sources first
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