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Wednesday Jan 24, 2007
It's carbon judgement day - but don't worry no one can be bothered to check
The Guardian says today is Carbon Judgement day, a day when we all measure our carbon footprint to find out just how much we've screwed up the environment over the last year.
As the article points out, "we will all need to get more carbon-literate over the coming years."
I couldn't agree more, but having read through their 5 point plan that outlines how to measure your carbon footprint, in all honesty I just can't be bothered.
I know I'm not offering any solutions, but if this is what getting "more carbon literate" involves then I think we're in real trouble. I feel strongly that as individuals we need to change the way we live, in order to reduce our impact on the environment, but some of friends don't feel nearly as passionate as I do.
I can only imagine the grief I'd get if I asked them to work out their carbon footprint in this way...
Posted by Sam Thomas ( 1:17 PM ) Link to this post Comments[0]