If you feel that’s there’s nothing you can do personally to combat climate change, this interview with Guy Dauncey might give you a few ideas.

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As you’re biting into that nice, juicy king-size burger, have you ever thought how much you’re contributing to global warming?

I hadn’t. Cattle, though, are a major problem for the environment. As cows are busy munching away in their pastures, their multiple stomachs are producing methane.

Methane is a particularly potent greenhouse gas, 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide for global warming. According to The Journal of Animal Science, livestock produce between 250 and 500 litres of methane every single day! At the top end of the estimate, that enough to fill 250 large bottles of Coke.

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Here’s a useful film that you might find interesting:

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Have you got a draw full of obsolete mobile phone chargers? Every different brand of phone seems to have a different design of charger. But now the phone industry has tackled the problem.

From 2012, most manufacturers (with the notable exceptions of Apple and HTC) will adopt the micro-USB standard.

This is great for reducing the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming. Adopting a standard charger should half the number of chargers produced every year. Standardization should save carbon emissions as an estimated 51 tonnes of chargers won’t be necessary.

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1.Consider buying a laptop and docking station instead of a new desktop – laptops are much more energy efficient.

2.Look for the Energy Star logos on any computer equipment you buy – products with the Energy Star logo must use power below set levels and go into ‘hibernation’ when switched on but not in use.

3.Get rid of computer screensavers – they consume unnecessary power.

4.Buy a photocopier that uses low melting-point inks – the lower the temperature that fuses the toner to the paper, the less power that is used.

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