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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Matthew Taylor

DARK SECRETS: Six promises you can make to help reduce carbon emissions | Vintage Vibes

Cyclists and buses in London
Campaigners are calling those who can to stop using private vehicles and to turn instead to public transport, walking, cycling or car clubs. Photograph: PjrTransport/Alamy

Research shows that people in wealthier, high-consuming countries can help avert climate breakdown by making six relatively straightforward lifestyle changes, creating a society of “less stuff and more joy”.

Experts say if enacted these “shifts” would account for a quarter of the required emissions reductions needed to keep the global heating down to 1.5C and increase pressure on government and the private sector to make the necessary far-reaching systemic change.

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