Platform to help employees build sustainable behaviour

Climate change is accelerating. In 2022 we saw heatwaves in China and Europe, wildfires in the USA, drought in the Horn of Africa, and devastating floods which left one-third of Pakistan underwater, destroying two million homes. Scientists have been clear for many years, but it’s now the case that billions of people can look out the window to see the effects of climate change. The only way to stop this is by cutting carbon emissions fast. The global target, agreed upon by the UN, is to halve emissions by 2030 and then hit Net Zero (where no additional carbon enters the atmosphere as anything emitted is also removed) by 2050. However, often it’s difficult for people to translate these big global targets into a goal in their everyday lives. According to Giki, to cut emissions by 50%, most individuals in the global North (generally the wealthier countries) need to cut a tonne from their carbon footprint every year. Globally personal carbon footprints are around five tonnes, so to halve emissions, we all need to get to 2.5 tonnes by 2030. However, individuals in wealthy countries tend to have much larger footprints, often around 8-10 tonnes in Europe and up to 15 tonnes in the USA, Canada, and Australia (source: Worldometer – CO2 emissions per capita).