ClimateCare: Treadle Water Pumps in India

Leg-powered pumps save money and carbon: This video introduces a project which promotes the installation and use of treadle water pumps in Uttar Pradesh, India. These pumps are driven by leg power, and so reduce farmers' reliance on hiring expensive and polluting diesel-powered pumps to irrigate their fields. Each pump saves an estimated 0.5 tonnes of carbon per year. This project won an Ashden award for sustainable energy in 2005, and is supported by ClimateCare, a world leading carbon offsetting company (video credit: Ashden Awards)