Britons No Longer Worried About Climate Change
The Independent
by Rachel Shields 10 October 2010
Green fatigue hits campaign to reduce carbon footprint.
Car sales, flights and waste all increase as the recession takes its toll on consumers' motivation.
Britons are less environmentally conscious than they were five years ago, with twice as many people now "bored" by talk of climate change as in 2005. Four in 10 take no action at all to reduce their household carbon dioxide emissions. Experts warn that green fatigue is a major reason why there are more cars on the roads, more planes in the sky and no reduction in the mountain of packaging waste.
As a new energy report reveals that too few people are making an effort to reduce their household CO2 emissions, environmentalists believe the recession is further undermining public commitment.
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