| Posted on May 4, 2010 at 11:00 AM | 
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Here is a prime example of how the carbon embedded in every day life is often easily overlooked…
On a recent holiday I bought a sweet t-shirt from the National Geographic store in London, replete with the traditional yellow rectangle logo. Sadly, I snagged it on a loose nail and tore a hole in it. A swift Google search discovered that I could order a replacement for £25.00 from the store. However, a peak on eBay saw that I could buy the exact same t-shirt from a vendor for £16.00 (including postage). What’s the catch?
The shirt will come from Australia!
Now many will say that the price differential is too much to overlook and the internet has proven instrumental in helping us find bargains but surely we need to look at the carbon impact as well and factor this in to our buying decisions. There’s no way I could order the t-shirt from Oz in this instance…no matter how much I want it and tasty the price!
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