Alexandra Wales - 14-May-2007
- People in Yorkshire and Humber could do
more to tackle climate change, an exclusive
poll by the Environment Agency can reveal.
Nearly 40 per cent admit that they are
not doing anything to tackle climate change,
compared with a national average of 35 per
cent.
Encouraging the public to go online and
help compile the nation’s biggest ever survey
on climate change before World Environment
Day on June 5, the Environment Agency Ipsos
Mori Poll has revealed that nationally,
41 per cent of people say they’ve altered
their behaviour in an effort to reduce their
carbon footprint.
However, in Yorkshire and Humber only 34
per cent are doing something to make a difference.
Environment Agency North East regional
director Andrew Wood said: “The message
is getting through to some people that tackling
climate change is everyone’s responsibility.
But we must be relentless in our efforts
to reduce carbon emissions because there
still exists a level of apathy in some parts
of Yorkshire and Humber.”
Andrew Wood challenged those people in
Yorkshire and Humber that cited recycling
(24 per cent) as their main contribution
towards tackling climate change – to further
raise the stakes.
“Of the 34 per cent of people who said
they were already tackling climate change,
more than half (24 per cent) pointed to
recycling as their main contribution. That’s
a signal that people want to care for the
planet, but recycling does not really contribute
much to tackling climate change.”
The main reason that people view recycling
as their top green credential is because
it’s been made so easy to do with very little
extra effort.
“But there are a range of equally simple
measures that people can take on, which
have a real impact on their carbon emissions
– such as ensuring appliances are not left
on standby, riding a bike instead of driving
and drying your washing outdoors.
“As for those 39 per cent of people who
have yet to do something to help tackle
climate change, hopefully they will see
how easy it is to reduce their carbon emissions
which very little extra effort. And contributing
to this online survey can be the first step
in discovering simply ways of tackling climate
change.”
Contribute to the Environment Agency’s
national survey at www.mendoftheworld.org
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North East could do more to tackle climate
change
Alexandra Wales - 14-May-2007 - People
in the North East could do more to tackle
climate change, an exclusive poll by the
Environment Agency can reveal.
Nearly half of those questioned (48 per
cent) admit that they are not doing anything
to tackle climate change, compared with
a national average of 35 per cent.
Encouraging the public to go online and
help compile the nation’s biggest ever survey
on climate change before World Environment
Day on June 5, the Environment Agency Ipsos
Mori Poll has revealed that nationally,
41 per cent of people say they’ve altered
their behaviour in an effort to reduce their
carbon footprint.
However, in the North East only 35 per
cent are doing something to make a difference.
Environment Agency North East regional
director Andrew Wood said: “The message
is getting through to some people that tackling
climate change is everyone’s responsibility.
But we must be relentless in our efforts
to reduce carbon emissions because there
still exists a level of apathy in some parts
the north east.”
Andrew Wood challenged those people in
the north east that cited recycling (20
per cent) as their main contribution towards
tackling climate change – to further raise
the stakes.
“Of the 35 per cent of people who said
they were already tackling climate change,
more than half (20 per cent) pointed to
recycling as their main contribution. That’s
a signal that people want to care for the
planet, but recycling does not really contribute
much to tackling climate change.”
The main reason that people view recycling
as their top green credential is because
it’s been made so easy to do with very little
extra effort.
“But there are a range of equally simple
measures that people can take on, which
have a real impact on their carbon emissions
– such as ensuring appliances are not left
on standby, riding a bike instead of driving
and drying your washing outdoors.
“As for those 48 per cent of people who
have yet to do something to help tackle
climate change, hopefully they will see
how easy it is to reduce their carbon emissions
which very little extra effort. And contributing
to this online survey can be the first step
in discovering simply ways of tackling climate
change.”
Contribute to the Environment Agency’s
national survey at www.mendoftheworld.org
