The document discusses carbon footprint and ways to reduce CO2 emissions. It provides data showing that the total CO2 consumption of a German group is over 200,000 tons per year, comparable to the weight of a great northern rorqual whale. It then lists numerous possibilities for reducing emissions through changes in daily life such as using energy efficient appliances and lightbulbs, line drying clothes, lowering heating, and reducing car and air travel. Local renewable energy projects in Neustrelitz that generate energy from biomass are highlighted as an example.

1. Carbon Footprint Our Carbondioxid-Emissions and how we can reduce them

2. 1. Introduction 2. Example for daily energy consumption 3. Total CO2- Consumption of our german group 4. Possibilities of reducing > Example: „Stadtwerke“ in Neustrelitz > Our projects Outline

3. Introduction Everything you do everyday- taking a shower, watching TV, travelling- has an impact on the health of our planet. But are you really aware of that? What can you do to influence the effect your lifestyle has on the earth- and our lifes?

4. Example for daily energy consumption

5. Total CO2- Consumption (German group) Consumption (buying) Food Air traffic Public traffic Private car traffic Electricity Heating Total: ≈ 45, 05 t ≈ 29, 68 t ≈ 10, 67 t ≈ 5, 44 t ≈ 43, 17 t ≈ 10, 57 t ≈ 37, 7 t ≈ 203, 36 t per year!

6. The amount of our total CO2- consumption is comparable to the weight of a great northern rorqual!

7. Just ¼ of this emissions would be agreeable for the health of our planet!

8. Possibilities of reducing Daily Life: Use energy saving lamps Put a lid on the pot while cooking Lights off when nobodys in the room Use a pressure cooker Perfect fridge temperature = 7°C; perfect freezer temperature = -18°C Place fridge not next to oven, cool room (e.g. cellar =better)

9. Dry your clothes without a drier Use modern washing powder/gel (works at low temperatures) Dont place furniture in front of the heating Lower heating temperature at night and when nobodys at home Reduce the heating temperature a little bit

10. Buy rechargeable batteries Use a broom instead of a hose to clean e.g. the driveway Reduce the heating temperature a little bit Store your plastic bags & reuse them Buy predomiantly seasonal products

11. Have short showers instead of bathes buy appliances with a high efficiency, a low consumption „ Standby“- mode = useless energy waste Turn your computer into “energysaving mode“ or the sleeper mode when you´re not actually working with it

12. Travelling: Turn off the motor of your (or your parents) car when you are waiting/not driving Fly as less as possible Use public means of transport more often

13. Most important: Be determined to do it! You´ve heard a lot of this before, but do you always follow these „rules“? Saving energy is a decision.

14. „ Stadtwerke“ Neustrelitz A local energy supply company „ Stadtwerke“ = local energy supply company Try to work enviromentally friendly and future oriented -> biomass power station in Neustrelitz

15. -> Biomass power station in Neustrelitz Works with renewable ressources (-> little pieces of wood) Cogeneration plant Energy need of Neustrelitz: Biomass power station= % of that

16. Our projects „ Babke“ - house bought by school in Babke -> develop energy concept Checking our schools energy consumption -> where do we waste energy, what can we change? Working together with the „Stadtwerke“ -> find out more about alternative energy