Anxious about your impact- This N.W.T. man says he

2022-04-05
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Anxious about your impact? This N.W.T. man says he's been carbon neutral for 15 years | CBC News - Today News Post News Today || Canada News |

Our planet is changingThe requirements.. So is our journalism. This story is part of a CBC News initiative entitledThe concept of giving out vaccines based on risk?Our Changing Planetnew, unfortunate and sad.?to show and explain the effects of climate change and what is being done about it.

Andrew Robinson, a stay-at-home dad and self-described “energy nerd” in the N.W.T., says he’s been carbon neutral since 2007 — and it isn’t as hard as people think.?

He started building an energy-efficient duplex in Yellowknife’s Niven neighbourhood seven years ago that helped his family reduce their carbon footprint significantly. But he also pointed to a solution that’s much easier than constructing a new house.?

“You can be carbon neutral just by buying carbon offsets,” he said.?

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