Carbon footprint reduction guide

Reducing our individual carbon footprint

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The Walloon Region's (Belgium) objective is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030, compared with 1990 levels.

The Green Office ULiège presents this brochure, produced in collaboration with Neo & Nea, to help you understand the carbon impacts we have on a daily basis and the concrete actions we can take to reduce them.

The brochure takes as its starting point the average Belgian carbon footprint, which takes into account all the greenhouse gases whose emissions are linked to a Belgian's lifestyle (to heat their home, to manufacture their electronic appliances or clothing, to travel, to produce their food, etc.).

The best-known greenhouse gas is carbon dioxide, or CO₂. Other greenhouse gases, such as methane and nitrous oxide, are also included in the carbon footprint. In order to have a single unit of measurement, these different gases are converted into CO₂ equivalents, known as CO₂ e. These gases accumulate in the atmosphere, forming a layer that traps heat within the atmosphere, leading to climate change.

The average Belgian carbon footprint is 13.4 tonnes of CO₂ e per inhabitant per year. This brochure proposes a range of actions to be taken at home, in your organization or at political level, in order to achieve a footprint of around 6 tonnes of CO₂ e per person per year by 2030!

Psss! The average carbon footprint worldwide is around 6 tonnes of  CO₂ e per capita per year. And some people living in Belgium already have a lifestyle compatible with these 6 tonnes, so it's possible!

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What's your starting point?

To find out, calculate your carbon footprint

• on theapp UNI for Change (when creating your account or via your profile)
• via Global Footprint Calculator (10-15 min)

For Belgium in particular:

• on AWAC calculator (15-30 min)
• on Neo & Nea calculator (in 5 min)