Davey Winder
Wednesday, 02 July 2008 18:19
Science -
Climate
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Charles also has other cars which have been converted to
run on biodiesel, including an Audi, Range Rover and 'several' Jaguars.
The biodiesel is not boozed based however, unless your idea of a nice
little tipple is swilling down used cooking oil that is.
Other carbon footprint friendly measures
installed at his homes include sewage systems made from reed beds and
boilers that burn wood chips.
File under strange but true, he is also said to feed his herds of cows
on grass instead of grain as this reduces the amount of flatulence they
experience. Less cow farting means less methane emissions, a greenhouse
gas.
All of this has helped the Prince to reduce his carbon footprint by 18
percent to a still quite staggering 3,081 tons of carbon dioxide per
year. Much of this can be accounted for by the amount of travel Prince
Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, undertake. A total of 37,000
miles last year.
His Royal Oddness has made a vow to reduce those emissions, cows included, by a total of 25 percent before 2012.