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Living a climate friendly lifestlye is easier than you think....James Strawbridge, from the It’s Not Easy Being Green family, is doing all sorts of things to help protect the climate. Why they are doing things to help the climate.... James has always had an interest in the environment and can remember from a young age thinking about how his actions could help to preserve it. He recognises that climate change will have a big impact on the environment and wants to ensure that through his own actions, and through his work, he helps to reduce the threat. He thinks by taking the time to enjoy nature by talking walks, or getting out in the garden, it is easy to see what we could lose if we don’t take climate change seriously. James recognises that as individuals we can make a big difference if we all do something, we can’t afford to leave it to others to sort out. We have to take responsibility about our own actions and decisions and make simple changes to help the environment and reduce the threat of climate change. What they are doing.... James does lots of things to help protect the climate both at home and through his work with the media, working on programmes such as ‘It’s Not Easy Being Green’. Through his work he is helping others to reduce their own impact on the environment, and climate, by adopting more sustainable lifestyles. This includes projects such as growing your own food, installing energy efficiency measures, using recycled and sustainable building materials and generating electricity through renewable energy sources. He has also helped to spread the message beyond the immediate programme, for example he persuaded the BBC to off-set the carbon used in the production of the ‘It’s Not Easy Being Green’ programme. At home James and his family
In fact, there doesn’t seem to be much James and his family haven’t done to reduce their impact on the environment and climate. By adopting the measures highlighted above, the Strawbridges are well on the way to meeting their aim of living a modern lifestyle with less dependency on fossil fuels. Their experience of making these changes has also helped them to share the lessons they have learnt with others through their work in the media. Why it’s important….. Currently the way we all live our lives and carry out everyday actions such as travelling, heating our homes and businesses and using electricity for lights and appliances relies mainly on coal, oil and gas (fossil fuels). Every time we drive somewhere, or switch on a light or appliance, we are releasing greenhouse gases and in particular carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Every tonne emitted commits us to more warming. However, we can do something about it – every tonne of emissions avoided reduces the threat of climate change. This is why we need to address this issue now, wherever we can. Even if we only did a fraction of what James and his family are doing we would have a massive impact on the future of our climate. Simple and small steps really do make a big difference and the more people that begin to make these changes the bigger the impact we will have. The future of our climate really is in our own hands – together this generation will tackle climate change. Further information.... You can find out more Energy Efficiency Renewable Energy Other Measures You can also look at the related stories on the right hand side of this web page, to see what other people in Cornwall are doing to tackle climate change. If you want to find out more about why climate change is such and important issue visit our understanding climate change web pages. Wind image courtesy of and copyright of EST
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have considered how all their actions impact the environment and the climate. Their aim is to live a modern lifestyle but to produce little waste and remove their dependency upon fossil fuels. To do this they carried out research into the options and they applied these to all aspects of their lives. Some of the steps they have adopted include:
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