Fuelling climate change

Ebico, the not-for-profit socially responsible gas and electricity supplier, is to allow customers to offset all, or part, of the carbon dioxide emissions produced by their household.

The scheme, called Equiclimate, is open to all - not just those who have signed up to have their energy supplied by the company. Emissions of C02 are considered one of the main factors in global warming.

Signing up is easy - log on to ebico.co.uk and key in how much you spend on gas and electricity. The calculator tells users how much CO2 they produce - and gives you the option of deciding how much of it you wish to offset, and then effectively pay for it.

"The average UK household produces about four and a half tonnes each year. We're offering consumers the chance to reduce or counter the environmental impact," says Phil Levermore, Ebico managing director.

Ebico uses consumer's money to buy CO2-reducing measures on the European emissions trading market. This matches "selling" organisations - those planting forestry or reducing the amount of CO2 by investing in new technology.

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