In an attempt to prevent bad weather, Swedish family starts avoiding foods, activities, and even a room in their house, but still exceed their CO2 emissions goal by 50%

So how much bad weather did they prevent?

‘One Tonne’ family prove low carbon lifestyle is possible

The ground-breaking One Tonne Life project has successfully proved that a climate change-busting lifestyle is possible through a combination of altered human behaviour and innovative technology.

For the past six months, the project, which saw one ordinary Swedish family relocated to a new climate smart house, sought to drive down the average carbon emissions from 7.3 tonnes per person per year to just one tonne. Six months later the Lindell family, through their own actions and the latest technological advances, successfully reduced their carbon emissions to 1.5 tonnes per person, per year-a reduction of 80 per cent.
...Towards the end of the trial period, the Lindells ate only vegetarian dishes, and dairy produce was replaced with soya and oat-based alternatives.

In order to reduce their emissions still further, in the final 1.5-tonne week the family reduced the size of their home by closing off one room. They went without TV, shopping and eating out. However, their “rucksack” of 900 kilograms stopped them from reaching the one tonne target. This “rucksack” consists of the CO² emissions that take place when various products are manufactured, such as the house, solar panels, car, furniture and clothes. However, they demonstrated that, with the right know-how and motivation, it’s possible to get very close to one tonne.