Tackling Scotland's carbon footprint (consumption emissions)
According to Zero Waste Scotland, around 80% of our carbon footprint in Scotland comes from consumption - "from all the goods, materials and services which we produce, use and in the case of products, often throw out after just one use"iScotland’s greenhouse gas emissions on a consumption basis can be broken up into three main categories: emissions embedded in imported goods and services, those embedded in UK produced goods and services and those directly produced by Scottish residents, through activities...