How Big is Your Footprint?

New Zealand has very strongly promoted a "green" image, and I have been generally impressed by the development of renewable energy resources, including wind, hydro and geothermal energy production. Regrettably, Prime Minister Helen Clark just scaled back her commitment to a carbon emissions trading scheme (perhaps she is concerned about the reaction from the agriculture sector in an election year). Clark's decision was a disappointment to many.

On a more positive not, I found inside of a box of breakfast cereal a paper showing the cereal company's CO2 emissions per Kg of production, broken down by emissions source (electric, gas, land and air travel). This paper also contained a list of ideas for the consumer to make his or her home more sustainable.