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Foot
prin
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this
kind
ofim
pact
…
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tnow
we
have
tom
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ndto
o
TYP
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CTS
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tric
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nera
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FO
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RIN
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An
Asso
ciat
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ompa
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f La
ncas
ter U
nive
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A C
HO
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OF
ME
AS
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ES
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s
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use
gase
s(C
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CO2
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etha
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itrou
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ther
s
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OM
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–A
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ET
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A
naly
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Proc
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ed L
ife C
ycle
A
naly
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tom
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and
knee
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equi
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ly.
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S 2
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evie
w o
f met
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…
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t sys
tem
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timat
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pple
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are
endl
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an b
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as a
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plet
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stem
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FER
ENT
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HO
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IES
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year
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ple
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per
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day,
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prin
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year
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alo
t?
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S
2010
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mill
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tonn
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nfo
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nnes
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for
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llion
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ectr
icity
and
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illio
nto
nnes
ofCO
2e
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%of
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linc
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ails
are
spam
,res
ultin
gin
22%
ofth
efo
otpr
into
fyou
rem
ail(
beca
use
they
are
quic
kto
deal
with
)
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hati
fthe
cost
ofan
emai
lwas
1p?
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AIL
CO
NTI
NU
ED
…
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emai
ls(p
rope
ron
es)h
asth
esa
me
foot
prin
tas
1le
tter
•So
does
emai
lgiv
eus
aca
rbon
savi
ng?
The
Glo
balE
cono
my
Can
Hid
eO
urIm
pact
SO
ME
GR
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N IT
QU
ES
TIO
NS
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itbe
tter
tore
plac
eor
keep
old
kit?
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oIT
impa
cts
outw
eigh
the
savi
ngs?
ordo
the
bene
fits
outw
eigh
the
impa
cts?
–e.
g.D
oes
itre
plac
epa
per
and
fligh
ts?
•A
reef
ficie
ncy
impr
ovem
ents
usef
ul?
–or
dow
eju
stta
keup
the
slac
kw
ithin
crea
sed
appe
tite?
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NK
YO
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STE
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co.u
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An
Ass
ocia
te C
ompa
ny o
f La
ncas
ter U
nive
rsity
A B
IG P
ER
SP
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TIV
E O
N
CLI
MA
TE C
HA
NG
E•
Expo
nent
iale
mis
sion
ssi
nce
1850
•Th
ere
are
othe
rsi
mila
ren
viro
nmen
tali
mpa
ctcu
rves
•So
Effic
ienc
yim
prov
emen
tsha
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tm
anag
edto
redu
ceim
pact
•Th
ere
isa
need
tora
ise
the
gam
e.