About the UK Carbon Footprint project
Google aims to help people find information that matters to them quickly and easily. Through the UK Carbon Footprint Project we make information on calculating and reducing your carbon footprint, as well as information on climate change in the UK, easily accessible to everyone.
The project enables you to calculate your carbon footprint, choose personalised carbon-reducing actions and compare your footprint and actions to those of others around the country by placing yourself on the Google UK Carbon Footprint Map.
Personalised iGoogle homepage
Whether you start with tiny steps or giant leaps you can keep track of your progress easily with a Carbon Footprint tab (or section) on your personalised iGoogle homepage. Simply tick off your carbon-reducing actions as you take them to automatically update your carbon footprint on the map.
The carbon footprint tab on your personalised homepage also offers a selection of constantly updated ‘gadgets’ (sections) to help you find information on the subject and keep up to date with the project. These include a custom carbon footprint news feed, project statistics and user generated video content from Sky. The tab features a unique design or ‘skin’.
To get your carbon footprint tab, just click get started on the Home page of this site.
The UK Carbon Footprint Map
Use the Google UK Carbon Footprint Map to find resources and facts about the UK’s carbon emissions and climate change. We have worked with partners to create special layers for the map which will show information such as recycling rates of local councils, heat map images of famous buildings, where your nearest recycling points are and predicted future weather under different carbon emission scenarios.
The map also shows everyone taking part across the country, making it easy to see how individual actions add up to make a difference. The constantly updated project statistics will show how many people are taking part and the total carbon saved. To show the real impact of what is achieved, the carbon saving will be compared to carbon emissions of places across the country, effectively "wiping out" the carbon emissions of towns and cities.
The UK Carbon Footprint Project complies with Google's privacy policy.
Contact us about this project: carbonfootprint-uk@google.com
Partners
Google has worked with a number of organisations, the government and companies on this project.
Energy Saving Trust
The Energy Saving Trust is a non-profit organisation, funded both by government and the private sector, and is one of the UK's leading organisations addressing the damaging effects of climate change. Its aim is to cut emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) by promoting the sustainable and efficient use of energy in the domestic sector.
www.energysavingtrust.org.uk
Act on CO2
Act on CO2 is a UK Government campaign that offers help and advice for consumers to help them reduce their CO2 emissions.
www.direct.gov.uk/ActOnCO2
The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
The RSA is a progressive, wholly independent body, working to remove barriers to social progress. Through a programme of projects, events and lectures, it drives ideas and innovation, supported by an international network of 26,000 Fellows.
www.theRSA.org/carbon
Defra
The UK Government Department for the Environment Food & Rural Affairs
www.defra.gov.uk
BSkyB
In 2006 BSkyB became the world's first carbon neutral media company, and the company has a range of activities and commitments around environmental sustainability.
www.sky.com/environment
British Gas
British Gas has created a website showing the energy efficiency of all areas of the UK plus hints and tips to help you save energy and money.
www.pledgetodaysavetomorrow.co.uk
d::gen
d::gen created and operates AMEE, the CO2 and user-profiling engine that powers the Google UK Carbon Calculator.
www.dgen.net