Meeting my own net zero target

A few years ago now there was a big drive to set more ambitious climate targets. Net zero emerged as the phrasing of choice, with the UK government aiming for 2050. I was involved in the Extinction Rebellion movement at the time, who were calling for net zero by 2025. Although that was clearly impossible as a nation, I figured it ought to be possible for us as a household.

If we reached net zero ourselves, we could test the ideas and the technologies that make it possible. We could demonstrat...