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Keep it Green CARBON MARKET EXPERT
AGT SHARES TIPS ON
CLEAN INVESTMENTS 7DAYS
FOOTING THE BILL:
Take a step
But smart moves to cut
your carbon emissions
can save you cash
MAKING TRACKS
forward We look at 10 ways to cut your
We go behind the scenes at the
Lotus F1 Team
Not a time to hit
carbon footprint in the New Year the brakes
carbon footprint is a GET SOME GREEN FINGERS
A measurement of the amount
of greenhouse gases we
produce through everyday
activities. Of course most of us are
aware that we can now calculate our
When living in a hot climate, planting trees
around your house will afford you some
shade, reduce your AC bills and create a
microclimate for birds to survive. It is
thought a single mature tree can absorb
In Formula One, the festive season doesn’t
necessarily mean off-season, as teams
prepare for the 2013 F1 World Championship
set to commence in March.
Car design and production, event planning,
carbon footprint online. It’s largely just carbon dioxide at a rate of 48lbs per year and team-kit orders, partner activation meetings,
a matter of totting up our electricity and release enough oxygen back into the digital media engagement and team
fuel bills. To then mitigate our personal atmosphere to support two human beings. announcements are just some of the things
contribution to global emissions we can to be completed between the thrilling end to
purchase carbon credits. An average person CLEAN UP YOUR ACT the 2012 season in Brazil last month and the
can emit up to 20 metric tonnes of carbon Did you know if you wash your clothes in first race of the new season in Australia.
dioxide (CO2) per year. We asked sustainable cold water rather than 40 degrees you could For F1 marketing teams in particular, this is
investment expert Franklin Connellan to save 228kg of CO2 a year? You could also save arguably the busiest time of the year as
share some tips to try and minimise your 318kg of CO2 per year by having your fridge everything to do with the visual identity of
carbon footprint in 2013. regularly serviced, keeping the surface clutter the team becomes subject to new
free and regular defrosting. partnership alignments, demands of the fans
FLICK A SWITCH and team innovations. Jon Woods, head of
Before going to bed, turn the TV off at the USE ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHT BULBS graphic design at Lotus F1 Team, says: “It’s a
wall and unplug the washing machine, Inefficient light bulbs are slowly disappearing tough job, particularly as we have just
dishwasher, water heater, outdoor lights and from the shops and being replaced by endured a twenty race season, but F1 is
the kettle. energy-saving bulbs, which last longer. unforgiving and it’s our job to ensure the
Fitting just one energy-saving light bulb can ‘E21’ still looks the best car on the track”.
TRADE IN YOUR OLD MOTOR save you on average Dhs16 a year - so swap For the drivers, the story is a little different.
Check the fuel efficiency of your car. If it’s all the inefficient bulbs in your home for the After a packed year of travel for races, testing,
old, it might be more cost effective to buy a alternative and save around Dhs300 per year. special team appearances and partner and
new one, which will be far more fuel-efficient media engagements, the off-season
and should have a higher safety rating. If you RECYCLE represents a chance to get away from it all.
really need to use the car, keeping to the You may no longer need that bed but That said, it seems Lotus F1 Team driver
speed limit and a steadier pace will reduce perhaps you can re-use the wood to make a Romain Grosjean is happy to stay behind the
your fuel bill. beautiful coffee table. Likewise, you may wheel, racing for Team France at the Race of
think you have no further use for your potato Champions in Bangkok this weekend.
USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT peelings, but create a compost box and The event welcomes the world’s best drivers,
Could you walk, cycle, or take the metro or watch your garden bloom. including those from Formula One, the World
ferry to work and beat the queues? Using Rally Championship and NASCAR; and sees
public transport wherever possible - or FIRE THE TUMBLE DRYER them go head-to-head in identical vehicles.
carpooling - will significantly reduce Hang your washing to dry instead of using a Grosjean may be right to keep up his skills -
your carbon footprint. dryer and - where it might take a little longer, after all, there’s only 94 days to go until the
especially in winter - once they are dry they first race of the 2013 season.
CUT YOUR ELECTRICITY USE should be much easier to iron. An A-rated
Air conditioning consumes large tumble drier used three times a week will
amounts of electricity so with a generate over 160kg of CO2 per year.
little know-how you can reduce
both your carbon footprint and BUY ONLY SUSTAINABLE GOODS
your bills. Set your AC onto a From environmentally-conscious clothes to
warmer setting when you are furniture created from reclaimed materials, if
Franklin Connellan is head of out of the house - even just a few you shop intelligently you can find excellent
investments at AGT, a world leader in the degrees warmer will make a sustainable purchases. When grocery
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only in the bedrooms when sleeping. imported goods.
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