Make 2022 the year that you reduce your carbon footprint
Green campaigner and consumer expert, Angela Terry, separates climate change facts from fiction and explains how you can take simple, practical steps to help save the planet. Follow @ouronehome & visithttps://onehome.org.uk/ for more advice.
Reducing your carbon footprint
Q: When it comes to making New Year’s resolutions, I want to do my bit for the planet.
What are the things that will have the most impact?
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Hide AdA: New Year is a fantastic time to press the reset button and reconsider your lifestyle.
You can make so many creative changes that will cut your carbon footprint and bring other benefits, not least saving you money.
Reduce your carbon footprint (photo: Shutterstock)
Here are my top five most effective personal climate actions ...
1 Switch to a low carbon diet
Eating less meat and dairy is the best route to a low carbon diet.
Globally, the meat industry generates nearly 20 per cent of the human-made greenhouse gases that are accelerating climate change.
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2 Travel sustainably
Transport is the main source of carbon dioxide and toxic air in the UK.