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Article: Step up for a lower carbon footprint ; New year, new resolution to adopt a greener lifestyle to save the planet? Susie Weldon calculated her carbon footprint - and was horrified by the result
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- Western Daily Press (Bristol UK)
- Article date:
- January 21, 2008
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New year, new resolution to adopt a greener lifestyle to save the
planet? Susie Weldon calculated her carbon footprint - and was
horrified by the result
Despite growing concerns about climate change, it seems Britons
are more worried about losing weight than saving the planet.
That was the result of a recent YouGov survey that found that
just 15 per cent of people were planning to reduce their carbon
footprint in 2008, compared to 38 per cent who were going on a
diet.
After a year of writing about environmental issues for Greener
Living each week, I decided it was time to discover my own carbon
footprint.
To be honest, this is something I've avoided so far because I've
taken quite a few ...