A Shanghai white collar "low carbon life""

Mr. Weng Xueyao, 50, is a "energy conservation and emission reduction specialist" at IKEA headquarters in sweden". Over the years, from home, travel to work, he has been practicing a happy "low-carbon life"".

Although the Weng Xueyao family had bought the car, every morning, but often can see he launched a fashion car ride to work figure, look not only environmental fashion, very young, in the village is very eye-catching. Cycling to work can exercise, but also can reduce my 'carbon footprint', and now has become my habit and hobby. "Xueyao Weng said, the so-called" carbon footprint "is a person or a group of carbon consumption". Carbon consumption is too much, carbon dioxide is also much more "carbon footprint" on the contrary, the "carbon footprint" is small.

"Through the investigation of carbon footprint employees within the company, we know that down the general staff of the year average carbon footprint is 3 tons, and because I often need to work when I travel by plane, the carbon footprint of more than a year there are more than 20 tons! In that stunning results, I began to choose to ride a bike to work as a kind of environmental compensation in recent years has been maintained, the thought of their carbon footprint so much, warning myself to redouble their efforts to energy saving and emission reduction! "Weng Xueyao said.

Weng Xueyao entered the home, also can deeply feel the low-carbon style. "My home a lot of lights using LED energy-saving lamps, watching TV, the LED light is enough. The window is also decorated with Christmas LED lights, a good atmosphere and energy saving. Usually in the evening with the computer in the study, I would like to open a solar lamp, in the morning to come up with a good charge, you can use a night, not only zero emissions very environmentally friendly, but also save money and save money. "Weng Xueyao said.

Weng Xueyao, who lives in a more than and 170 square meter house, the monthly electricity bills are often only more than 60 yuan. "Cold winter night, I used the old way to warm the blanket, more efficient. "Weng Xueyao also use the timer control energy saving in life, microwave oven, water dispenser, TV standby power consumption.

Weng Xueyao persistent environmental and energy awareness, so that the neighbors admire. Under his influence, many people have begun to pay attention to the life of the energy saving. "A person's strength is limited, I very much hope that more people around to participate in environmental protection, I also hope that the government will support and encourage environmental behavior, such as the back monthly electricity bills, can write the corresponding family this month how much carbon dioxide emissions, which can make people associate with negative impact on energy consumption climate change, so that people can participate in the cause of energy saving and emission reduction. "Weng Xueyao said.