Carbon offsetting is a way to “cancel out” carbon emissions that have been spewed into the atmosphere.
“In some parts of the world, there’s a lot more renewable resources and a lot less money,” said Robinson.
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So it’s the bit to get you that extra little bit of the way to your goal.
Robinson said his family was able to whittle that down to 0.7 tonnes of carbon emissions last year.
“We have a motor canoe, with a three horsepower motor on the back, and we went out on the lake for a holiday this year and that used like 15 litres of fuel.
“We’re lucky in Yellowknife that we get almost all our electricity from hydropower, which means it’s not fossil fuels,” he said.
“Insulation is amazing stuff.