Do you know that the global carbon emissions generated from computer technology (3.7%) is almost as high as emissions generated by the aviation industry (4.2%)?
Carbon fact #10
Do you know that 1 minute of YouTube streaming is equivelent to 0.01gm of carbon; that the average YouTube video view is 4 minutes and that there are over 2 billion views a day?
Carbon fact #9
Do you know that trees play a specific and important role in the global carbon cycle by absorbing carbon dioxide during photosynthesis, storing carbon above and belowground, and producing oxygen as a by-product of photosynthesis?
Carbon fact #8
Do you know that hardwood trees absorb more carbon than softwood trees?
Carbon fact #7
Do you know that CO2 emissions from global energy consumption reached a record level of 31.6 gigatonnes in 2012?
Carbon fact #6
Do you know that 80% of global energy consumption is generated from fossil fuels?
Carbon fact #5
Do you know that in Australia, the food supply chain is responsible for a quarter of our total greenhouse gas emissions, second only to that emitted by power stations?
Carbon fact #4
Do you know that Timor Leste has one of the lowest levels of greenhouse gas emissions per capita in the world?
Carbon fact #3
Do you know that Australia has the highest level of greenhouse gas emissions per capita in the world?
Carbon fact #2
Do you know that 1,811 tons of CO2 emissions are generated from the internet every minute? That is approximately 2 million tons annually?