How Bad Are Bananas? The Carbon Footprint Game

Launching in autumn 2021

New BIG, small & digital versions of our game based on the 2020 release of Mike Berners-Lee's
'How Bad are Bananas?'

Buy The Carbon Footprint Games for COP26 and become a beta tester for our digital game

Rent or Buy The BIG Carbon Footprint Game
Buy The small Carbon Footprint Game
Sign up for The digital Carbon Footprint Game
Check out our Carbon Literacy Courses

Game changing...

Different game versions

Small, cheaper versions of our favourite game arriving autumn 2021

Now UK Government Funded!

Emma's Innovate UK 'Women in Innovation' Award is funding a new digital version of the game

Help us create our digital game

Calling all game players - help us make the game the best learning experience possible by signing up to become a game tester of our Digital Carbon Footprint Game

We understand your pain

Are you busy reducing environmental impacts?

Are you focusing more on infrastructure than people?

Is engagement pushed to the bottom of the pile every time?

Then here is a quick and easy way of starting carbon conversations with anyone

The Carbon Footprint Game

How it works:

5 paired items
Guess which item in each pair has the higher carbon footprint
Have deep conversations with your people
80+ cards for diverse game play

The Great Carbon Footprint Game is based on the book 'How Bad Are Bananas?' by Professor Mike Berners-Lee, was created by Anja Fischenich and is sold and rented by Future We Want

It made me think differently.
(Workshop attendee, Church & Dwight)

I learnt way more than I knew!
(Game trained facilitator, UK University)

Bespoke your experience to suit your stakeholders
Encourage deep critical thinking and reflection
Awaken sustainability understanding in all audiences - including sustainability managers!

...it was a huge hit. We had far more engagement than we usually do and it is all because of the game.
(Alana Smith, SMS Plc)

Engage any audience with learning tailored to their level of understanding - from age 9+ to adult
Players can learn actively (learning by doing) - or less confident players can observe other participants as they play

Great - very revealing! Very informative.
(Workshop attendee, Bryt Energy)

Open your stakeholders eyes to the carbon challenges we face in a non-threatening way
Theme your game to address the carbon footprint of specific issues i.e. food related items for Meat Free Monday

Good for exam stress. FUN!
(Loughborough University student)

Make a competition out of game-play to extend the fun
Offer prizes to encourage participation
Use the game to introduce your own low carbon agenda in a memorable way

Download the slideshow with extra material to show your colleagues:

Carbon Footprint Game Overview
File Size:	2056 kb
File Type:	pdf

Download File

Find out about:

What it is?
Why use the game?
How it works
Theme your game
It's not just about carbon...
Use it for...
Clients - in their own words
Rental & sales options

Bespoke your experience

You can bespoke your experience to suit your stakeholders.

Workshops, extra game play, material relevant to your organisation, bespoke cards and more...

Get bespoke cards to fit with your brand

Research

The Carbon Footprint game is based on original research by Professor Mike Berners-Lee of Lancaster University. Mike is an author and expert in climate change, sustainable organisation development and carbon metrics. His book, 'How Bad are Bananas? The Carbon Footprint of Everything' was the first time someone made the new 'science' of carbon footprinting relevant to popular science reading audiences. Mike continues to advise on the development of the game and metrics relating to it. Mike wrote the first book in 2010 and his new version is released in September 2020.