Designers unveil 'Fitbit' for carbon footprinting

Madeleine Cuff
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New wearable concept - a collaboration between London designer Benjamin Hubert and the Carbon Trust - aims to make carbon counting an everyday activity

How many grammes of CO2 were embedded in your breakfast this morning? How much carbon did you emit on your way to work? Soon it might be possible to find the answers to these questions instantly, thanks...

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