Shopping doesn't have to cost the earth

With electricshopping.ie you can not only lower the cost of the products you buy, but you can also reduce your carbon footprint into the bargain. That's because we now have a special agreement with our friends at Climate Care.

We now give you the option to 'offset' the cost of greenhouse gas emissions produced in the delivery, use and manufacture of your item, by reducing an equivalent amount of CO2 on your behalf. These reductions are made through a range of projects in renewable energy and energy efficiency, which not only fight climate change but bring benefits to communities round the world. To find out more about these projects just click here.

How much carbon does my purchase produce?

Whether it is boiling the kettle for a cuppa or giving your vacuum cleaner a spin, the energy most items need to work, creates emissions that contribute to climate change. The problem doesn't stop there, the manufacture and shipping of most products also gives off green house gasses, like C02. You can see how these three areas, the use, delivery and manufacture of most products, increases a households 'Carbon Footprint'.

So, just how much carbon will your purchase generate? Here's a rough guide to illustrate the amount of carbon created by some everyday items.

From these figures, you can see how your carbon footprint quickly adds up. By making a small contribution as you check out, you can help to offset these emissions and help Climate Care projects worldwide.

What's electricshopping.ie doing to reduce their carbon emissions?

As well as asking for your help to offset carbon emissions, we are doing our bit too. We have always tried to reuse all packaging wherever possible; we get thousands of boxes from our suppliers, so we use them again to send you your order. But now, we pledge to offset all of our staff's flights and we aim for all new company cars to be low emissions vehicles, such as hybrid cars. As well as this, we now run regular organisation-wide energy audits to ensure that our use of energy is as efficient as possible, from changing to low voltage lighting to buying more energy-efficient web servers.

The great benefit to us in saving energy is the reduction in our bills, which means our customers make an even bigger saving on our great range of products. In the end, we all benefit.

How do I get involved?

All you have to do is make a £1, £2, £2.50, £3 or £5 contribution at the checkout and all the money goes directly towards projects that will offset the impact of the delivery, use and manufacture of your item. That's all you have to do, we'll do the rest.

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How carbon emissions were calculated: Fast Boil Kettle: Two boils per day at two minutes each boil, power rating of 3Kw gives 36 KwH per year. Air Conditioner: Switched on for five hours per day, five days a week for two months. Power rating of 2.5Kw gives 500KwH per year. Electric Heater (Standard oil filled): Switched on for five hours per day, five days per week for four months. Power rating of 2Kw gives 800 KwH per year. Delivery: Please note this is a very rough estimate. Distance Item has travelled 100 Miles in a Diesel van. Amount adjusted to take into account other items on van too. The calculations have been based on the internationally agreed GHG Protocol Initiative Scale with carbon emissions based on data typical for the United Kingdom. The figures are intended as an illustration only and actual consumption and emissions will very widely. Electric shopping.com make no warranties nor guarantees on the accuracy of these figures.