Our philosophy - take a first step to change the world

Our background as geographer (Matt holds a diploma of geography from University of Trier, Germany) and geologist (Anna is a Doctor of Natural Sciences (Geology) from University of Potsdam, Germany) led to a natural interest in all things environmental - green energy, conservation of natural habitat, watching what we waste and consume, climate change. 

Our philosophy now is to try and lighten our footprint on this wonderful earth as much as we possibly can - and try to instil the desire to do so in others as well. What follows is a list of things we do and things that are still in progress - I would love to hear feedback from anybody who has more and different ideas.

- A photovoltaic system with 24 panels, totalling 4.6 kW on our roof

- Solar hot water system

- Smart Power meter installed: night power is cheaper than during the day, so most appliances (washing machine, dishwasher, booster for the hot water system, recharging of batteries) run during the night hours

- Carbon offsets for all our other CO₂ emissions like car travel, flight travel. To find out how to do that click here.

- Reduce, reuse, recycle: Buy recycled clothes and toys from Op shops and tip shops. Sometimes you can find amazing things there...

- Whenever possible ride the bike instead of the car - every kilometer you don't drive a car saves 0.5 kg of CO₂ emission.

- Switch off all stand by modes on PC, TV etc. when they are not in use. 

- Use environmental friendly products around the house: energy efficient light bulbs, laundry powder and dishwasher powder, cleaning products and shampoos. 

- Buy fair trade coffee and tea and chocolate. Buy local veggies and fruit in season. 

- We donate a proportion of our income to projects of the Denmark Environment Centre.

- Teach the children! 

In progress:

- Forming a children's environmental group called The Green Peas, who will try to collect money for Greenpeace and WWF and educate the peers about environmental awareness

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