One Tonne Life – Results Revealed!
Since January of this year, the Lindell family from Stockholm have been finding out if they can reduce their carbon emissions from the national average of 7.3 tonnes per person, per year, to just one tonne. We caught up with them at the official evaluation ceremony, where it was revealed that they have reduced their carbon emissions to 1.5 tonnes per person, per year — a reduction level of 80%. The family — father Nils, mother Alicia and children Hannah and Jonathan — undertook an inspiring journey which involved moving to a new, climate smart house, driving an electric car and examining each of their everyday habits to find out where they could save or, indeed, eliminate their carbon emissions. On Monday, 13th June, Sweden's Environmental Affairs Minister Andreas Carlgren officially announced the family's results. The Swedish Government has a target emission reduction rate of 40% by 2020 and the Government has been watching this project with interest. The journey to 1.5 tonnes has not necessarily been an easy one. The family report that, with their energy smart house, appliances, energy meter and electric vehicle, reducing their emissions to 2.5 tonnes did not require any major compromise in their everyday lifestyles. After that, however, things got tougher and living at the 1.5 tonne level was a tough compromise. The family made most progress in transport and electricity consumption. Emissions from transport dropped by more than 90%, mainly due to the family's Volvo <b>…</b>
