The average daily ‘greenhouse gas’ emissions of a UK adult is 22 kg carbon dioxide equivalents . That rises to 513 on Christmas Day. The extra emissions are said, by some folk, to be a consequence of the blatant commercialisation of Christmas, converting it into a ‘wild orgy of lavish gifting, extensive travel and a gluttonous feeding frenzy’, mostly in the richer areas of the globe.(https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/24/average-briton-causes-23-times-more-co2-on-christmas-day-study-reveals). It can be argued that ways should be found to reduce the Christmas carbon footprint without abandoning the season’s basic message.
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