Carbon emissions are a big part of Treading Lightly. Jamie & Nick attempted to live within 2 tonnes of carbon emissions each. Settling on 2 tonnes was based on a average of multiple sources. Some sources suggest as little as 1 tonne p/person p/year up to 3 tonnes p/person p/year.

Sources supporting 1 tonne p/person (from Google Scholar):

https://www.bmj.com/content/332/7554/1387.short

http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.1013.2916&rep=rep1&type=pdf

Sources supporting 3 tonne p/person (great source of info and ideas in any case):

Book: How Bad Are Bananas? by Mike Berners-Lee

Book: How to Live a Low-Carbon Life by Chris Goodall

To calculate an estimate of your carbon footprint, visit:
https://www.epa.vic.gov.au/AGC/calculator

Carbon Offsetting:
https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/energy/short-guide-carbon-offsets

Interesting read:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/sep/16/carbon-offset-projects-carbon-emissions

Ecosia
We used (and continue to use) the search engine www.ecosia.com for the documentary. They use advertising revenue to plant trees.

For every 45 searches, 1 tree is planted = estimated 50 kg offset. Our 1700+ searches during our Treading Lightly year would make for a decent offset, but if we are going to be fair, it’s Ecosia’s offset, not ours. So we didn’t include it.

During the making of Treading Lightly, Jamie and Nick discovered the ecological footprint. This concept looks beyond carbon as a measure of human impact on the planet.

Calculator
https://www.wwf.org.au/get-involved/change-the-way-you-live/ecological-footprint-calculator

Good Read
https://www.footprintnetwork.org/content/uploads/2018/10/LPR-2018-full-report.pdf

This report was a valuable resource for Treading Lightly and was used as a reference multiple times during the film.
2018 WWF Living Planet Report
https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/living-planet-report-2018

Revegetation project in the film:

Lot 50 Kanyanypilla was the revegetation site that appeared in the film. For more info, please visit.
https://lot50kanyanyapilla.com

Volunteer to grow/plant trees:

Trees For Life – https://treesforlife.org.au

Greening Australia – https://www.greeningaustralia.org.au

BioR – http://bior.org.au

Ecology and Pest Animals:

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-19/fact-check-does-australia-have-one-of-the-highest-extinction/6691026

IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature – https://www.iucn.org

Human population at the time of making the film was around 7.6 billion. The demographer in the film spoke about the negatives and positives of our sky rocketing numbers. Here are his references:

nytimes.com/2008/01/02/opinion/02diamond.html

weforum.org/docs/WEF_Future_of_Consumption_in_Fast_Growth_Consumer_Markets_China.pdf

http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/

Jamie and Nick found a bunch of good reads in this department.

Good reads:
This book is massive and has endless ideas!
RetroSuburbia: The Downshifter’s Guide to a Resilient Future by David Holmgren

More good reads:
Making Your Home Sustainable: A Guide to Retrofitting by Derek Wrigley
Your Home: Australia’s Guide to Environmentally Sustainable Homes by Department of the Environment and Energy

Pool:
Jamie and Nick converted their pool into a Natural pool pond (for lack of better word). To learn more about them, visit this guru from the UK: Natural Swimming Pool Guide PDF

Earthships:
Earthships featured in the film for their unique approach to building with waste and recycled materials. More info on them below  https://www.earthshipglobal.com

Earthship Ironbank featured specifically in Treading Lightly. More info here: http://www.earthshipironbank.com.au

E-bikes
Due to Jamie and Nick’s distance from most services, friends and the city, they purchased E-bikes to be a ‘middle way’ approach to transport. For more info on why, this article sums it up the best. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/23/business/e-bikes-electric-bicycles.html

Air Travel
Air travel comes with high emissions. To calculate your travel emissions, visit: https://www.travelmath.com

Public Transport
https://www.epa.vic.gov.au/about-us/environmental-performance/transport-use

Book: What is Permaculture? by David Holmgren

Wicking Bed Guide: https://vergepermaculture.ca/wp-content/uploads/wicking-bed-infographic.jpg

Composting Guide: http://foodwise.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Compost-ONLINE.pdf

Bokashi Guide: http://growingvitality.com.au/BBKITinstructions.pdf

Restore Your Soil: www.soilfoodweb.com

How to Build a Bee Home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zaQzJxSheQ

Plants for Bees: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f1/1c/6e/f11c6eb1e796d10f6ea055813a58fd11.jpg

Food waste is bad for the environment. To see how bad, visit this food waste to methane calculator:
http://watchmywaste.com.au/food-waste-greenhouse-gas-calculator/

Food Waste Guide: https://www.fix.com/blog/guide-to-food-waste/

If you are looking to collect food waste for a charity, consumption or compost, this legislation might help:

Civil Liability Act 1936
https://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/LZ/C/A/Civil%20Liability%20Act%201936.aspx

It states in division 11A—Food donors and distributors 74A—Food donors and distributors

• (1)  In this section, a reference to a food donor or distributor is a reference to a person who, acting without expectation of payment or other consideration and for a charitable or benevolent purpose, donates or distributes food with the intention that the consumer of the food would not have to pay for the food and to the agents or employees of such a person.
• (2)  A food donor or distributor incurs no civil liability for loss of life or personal injury arising from consumption of the food donated or distributed.

What can be recycled in Australia will depends on your council. For Jamie and Nick, these websites were useful. Maybe they are for you too.

https://www.terracycle.com.au/en-AU/

https://www.redcycle.net.au

Recycling Disposal Guides are available for most councils online, you can search through your council website. Here’s Jamie and Nick’s.

http://www.onkaparingacity.com/onka/living_here/waste_recycling/recycling_disposal_guide.jsp

John Coveney PhD, APD – Professor of Global Food, Culture and Health
https://www.flinders.edu.au/people/john.coveney

Udoy Saikia – College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
https://www.flinders.edu.au/people/udoy.saikia

Dr Martin Freney – School of Art, Architecture and Design
http://people.unisa.edu.au/Martin.Freney

Andrew Allan – Bachelor of Urban & Regional Planning (Hons)/Grad Dip/Masters School of Art, Architecture and Design
http://people.unisa.edu.au/Andrew.Allan

Dr Gavin Malone – Cultural Geographer & Environmentalist
https://gavinmaloneartist.com

Michelle Burger – Rite Price Discount Groceries
http://ritepricegroceries.com.au