Climate change: Top 10 tips to reduce carbon footprint revealed

The researchers of a recent study argue that protecting the planet must become the first duty of all decision makers.  The study explains that the response to the Covid-19 crisis has shown that the public is willing to accept radical change if they consider it necessary.  The report goes on to call for government priorities to be re-ordered.

Authors of the study, due to be published shortly in the Environmental Research Letters Journal, have assembled a list of the best 10 ways for people to reduce their carbon footprints.  Top of the list is car free living, saving an average of 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent per person annually.  This is followed by driving a battery electric car - 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent per person annually - and taking one less long-haul flight each year - 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent per person.  Lower down the list is switching to a vegan diet, but is less helpful than tackling transport, the study suggests.

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