The 23 ways Brits are helping the environment day-to-day – how many do you do? ...Middle East

A nationally-representative survey of 4,054 adults, looking at the practices they have adopted in their daily life, found recycling to be the most common, with 60 per cent saying they do it routinely.

At the more expensive and time-consuming end of the spectrum, just 3 per cent have replaced their gas boiler with a heat pump, 5 per cent have fitted an electric vehicle charging point and 6 per cent have installed triple glazing, according to the survey, conducted by the Public First research agency.

They said cash was a significant barrier to the more expensive measures, especially in a cost-of-living crisis, and said it was important for the Government to invest heavily in areas such as public transport and cycleways – to encourage people to travel less in cars.

Roger Harding, co-director of Round Our Way, a charity focusing on the effects of climate change on people’s lives, added: “It’s great people are increasingly doing their bit”

“Technology that saves people money and helps tackle climate change can’t be allowed to be something only the wealthy can access.”

square CLIMATE CRISIS Big Read

Eight pieces of fruit and veg with soaring prices due to climate change

Meanwhile, 13 per cent of those from socioeconomic group AB had installed solar panels on their roof, just 6 per cent of people in DE had done so.

Wride added that, while environmental factors play a role in people’s decision to take green measures, the main motivation can often be more to do with saving money – for example when it comes to measures to reduce water consumption.

“There’s a further challenge in convincing people to make large capital expenditures for new systems or installations.

“When sustainable behaviours cannot be linked to direct cost benefits, it will be difficult to move away from the ‘low hanging fruit’ [of cheap, easy changes that benefit the environment],” Wride said.

Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( The 23 ways Brits are helping the environment day-to-day – how many do you do? )

Also on site :

• Who Is FSU Shooting Suspect Phoenix Ikner? What We Know
• Man shot and killed by police in Golden Hill this week identified as Enrique Cortez, 37
• World’s first true ROBOCOP unveiled as cops deploy ‘Cyborg 1.0’ with facial recognition 360 degree cameras for eyes