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UK per person UK per person emissions from emissions from burning fossil fuels burning fossil fuels = 9.5 Tonnes or = 9.5 Tonnes or balloonsballoons

What action is the UK taking?What action is the UK taking?

Climate Change Bill/Kyoto – 60% Climate Change Bill/Kyoto – 60% reduction by 2050reduction by 2050

Stern ReviewStern Review

What’s required?What’s required?

Tyndall Report - 90% reduction by 2050Tyndall Report - 90% reduction by 2050

George Monbiot suggests in his book George Monbiot suggests in his book ‘Heat’ 90% reduction by 2030 necessary‘Heat’ 90% reduction by 2030 necessary

Carbon RationingCarbon Rationing

Nationally - public, business and Nationally - public, business and governmentgovernment

Globally – ‘Contraction and Convergence’Globally – ‘Contraction and Convergence’

Contraction and ConvergenceContraction and Convergence

CRAGsCRAGs

Carbon Rationing Action GroupsCarbon Rationing Action Groups

The UK’s first ever large-scale personal The UK’s first ever large-scale personal carbon rationing initiative carbon rationing initiative

We are a nationwide network of grass We are a nationwide network of grass roots voluntary groupsroots voluntary groups

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Personal Carbon EmissionsPersonal Carbon Emissions

43% household 43% household energy energy

57% transport – 57% transport – mostly car and air mostly car and air travel. travel.

CRAGsCRAGs

Set an annual personal emissions target Set an annual personal emissions target (average is 4.5t)(average is 4.5t)– The average UK citizen emits 5.2t COThe average UK citizen emits 5.2t CO22 per year per year

Agree price of excess COAgree price of excess CO22 (from 0 to 8p/Kg, with (from 0 to 8p/Kg, with maximum amount agreed)maximum amount agreed)Calculate our personal annual carbon footprintCalculate our personal annual carbon footprint– Home energy, plane flights, car milesHome energy, plane flights, car miles

Pay up ‘debt’ or receive ‘payout’ at end of yearPay up ‘debt’ or receive ‘payout’ at end of yearReduce next annual target and agree new price Reduce next annual target and agree new price for COfor CO2 2 excessexcess

CRAGsCRAGsWhat we want to achieve:What we want to achieve:

Our Our visionvision is a world in which CO2 emissions are reducing rapidly and is a world in which CO2 emissions are reducing rapidly and everyone is taking responsibility for their personal carbon footprint, as everyone is taking responsibility for their personal carbon footprint, as standard.standard.Our Our missionmission is to increase the number of Carbon Rationing Action Groups is to increase the number of Carbon Rationing Action Groups and to help take personal carbon rationing beyond academic theory through and to help take personal carbon rationing beyond academic theory through practical action.practical action.Our Our aimaim is to develop the CRAGs network so that: is to develop the CRAGs network so that: – there is a large and growing number of people actively engaged in limiting their there is a large and growing number of people actively engaged in limiting their

personal carbon emissions and encouraged to share their experiences and personal carbon emissions and encouraged to share their experiences and advice with others advice with others

– we push carbon rationing up the political agenda by showing, in the most direct we push carbon rationing up the political agenda by showing, in the most direct way possible, that there are people ready and willing to adopt itway possible, that there are people ready and willing to adopt it

– we can deliver a body of evidence to decision makers on personal carbon we can deliver a body of evidence to decision makers on personal carbon rationing, gained through our practical experience, that assists in the process of rationing, gained through our practical experience, that assists in the process of developing it as a national policy developing it as a national policy

Cornwall CRAGCornwall CRAG

Meets every 3 monthsMeets every 3 months

Shares climate change news, energy Shares climate change news, energy saving ideas and plans for growing saving ideas and plans for growing networknetwork

Cornwall CRAG detailsCornwall CRAG details

Agreement reached on what to countAgreement reached on what to countWe use the CRAG conversion calculator for annual carbon footprintWe use the CRAG conversion calculator for annual carbon footprintOur agreed CO2 target for the year is 4500 KgOur agreed CO2 target for the year is 4500 KgOur carbon year runs with the calendar yearOur carbon year runs with the calendar yearWe don’t have a CO2 excess penalty We don’t have a CO2 excess penalty Members keep their utility bills, VAT fuel receipts and a note of Members keep their utility bills, VAT fuel receipts and a note of flights (and train and bus tickets)flights (and train and bus tickets)We don’t have a “Carbon accountant“, everyone works out their own We don’t have a “Carbon accountant“, everyone works out their own CO2.CO2.

www.carbonrationing.org.uk www.carbonrationing.org.uk