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# Switch to green fuel (biodiesel or  ethanol)

From [How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint](https://listium.com/@Piyush_1/4893/how-to-reduce-your-carbon-footprint)  
By [Piyush S. (@Piyush\_1)](https://listium.com/@Piyush_1)

List stats: 332 views · 1 like  
Published 14 December 2016 · Updated 14 December 2016

Category: productivity

- Category: Car
- Checked: false
- Notes: buy gas that has added ethanol made from corn or sugarcane into it. As the ethanol is plant based which gets carbon from atmoshpere( thus reducing CO2), so no new carbon is added to environment, whereas fossil fuels are made of old carbon (millions of years old)
- Difficulty of Implementation: ★★★★★
- How am I doing?: ☆☆☆☆☆
- Original CO2 Emissions: -
- CO2 Savings: -