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Carbon Neutral Products  All products influence the environment in one way or another during their lifecycle. Carbon emissions are produced during the extraction of raw materials, the manufacturing process, product transport, usage and finally disposal. Luckily, carbon emissions emitted by a product during its lifecycle can be reduced and further offset with carbon credits to negate harmful impacts on climate change. Surprisingly enough, the cost of offsetting the emissions for most products is small. For example, the average product or service purchased within the Australian economy emits around 0.7kg of CO2 for every dollar spent. So on average, $100 spent in the Australian economy results in 70 kg of CO2 equivalent greenhouse gas. This seemingly large amount of carbon emissions costs around a dollar to offset.  WHAT ARE CARBON NEUTRAL PRODUCTS?Carbon neutral products are products which have had their life cycle emissions offset through the purchase of carbon credits.A major part of a consumer's carbon footprint is "hidden" in the products he or she consumes. These hidden carbon emissions are referred to as embodied carbon emissions; a term which describes a product's greenhouse impact right from the manufacturing process, through to distribution, to the point of sale. One of the best ways for a consumer to reduce his or her carbon footprint is purchasing carbon neutral products. PRODUCTS FROM CERTIFIED BUSINESSESWhen we certify a business as NoCO2 or LowCO2, we ensure that it reduces and offsets the embodied carbon emissions in the products it sells, making its products low carbon products or carbon neutral products.NoCO2 certified organisations sell Carbon Neutral products; LowCO2 certified organisations give their customers the Make It Carbon Neutral option. By supporting carbon neutral and low carbon certified organisations, you can reduce your carbon footprint and help kick-start the Low Carbon Economy. |
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