‘Stuff’ and gifts THE PROBLEM: wasteful, high resources use, high carbon footprintTHE SOLUTION: buy less, reuse, second-hand, repair As a modern society we consume so many unnecessary things. Incessant advertising and changed priorities means sometimes we just cannot resist buying the latest gadget or a new item of clothing. Stop

Holidays THE PROBLEM: flying, carbon footprint, waste, biodiversity lossTHE SOLUTION: local, public transport, small businesses Flying abroad on holiday will increase your carbon footprint significantly and is no longer a sustainable practice if we want to keep on target to a zero carbon world. Flying not only requires huge amounts

Leisure audit Have a think about how you spend your spare time. Do the activities/hobbies you take part in have a heavy carbon footprint? Are there ways you could reduce it or completely remove it? Do you really need to buy things?