Carbon footprint of a single newspaper equals one kilometre in a car

摘要

FINLAND—A Finnish study has concluded the greenhouse gas emissions produced by a single newspaper during its entire life cycle correspond to a car journey of approximately one kilometre. About half of those emissions are attributed to the electricity and heat required in the production process. These data are taken from a recent study on the carbon footprint and other environmental impacts of newspapers, magazines, books, and advertising leaf- lets. The case studies published by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland were based on a life cycle assessment that followed print products from cradle to grave: fibre supply, paper production, printing, transport, use, and recycling and waste management.