Tackling climate change 'not a sacrifice'

Councils should commit to cutting carbon emissions, one environmental charity has urged, although homeowners may also wish to take steps to lower their carbon footprints.

A spokesperson for Friends of the Earth said that the benefits of becoming more environmentally friendly range from creating more jobs to cutting energy bills.

"The perception is that it has to be something that goes with sacrifice and actually it doesn't. It can be something that is a win-win situation," she added.

And the representative noted that some local authorities in the UK had shown that it was possible to boost their green credentials.

Britons may find that lowering their carbon impact starts at home.

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Written by Ted Powell