A newspaper criticized Christmas traditions, arguing that the excessive consumption associated with the holiday, such as travel, gifts, and food, significantly contributes to carbon emissions and undermines the true meaning of Christmas. It cited a study showing that the average Briton's Christmas Day consumption generates 23 times more greenhouse gas emissions than an ordinary day. The article urged readers to adopt a more 'carbon conscious' approach by reducing their environmental footprint during the holiday season.
newspaper came down hard on Christmas Day and adopted an Ebenezer Scrooge tone as it scolded those who celebrate the birth of Christ.
Citing a “wild in an orgy of lavish gifting, extensive travel and a gluttonous feeding frenzy” as driving the annual festive season, the outlet went on to“This carnival of consumption has a cost: not just to our wallets and our waistlines, but also to the climate.” It cautioned further: Emissions generated by each adult by all the travel, gifts, energy, decorations, food, drink and waste associated with the climax of the annual carnival of consumerism amount to 513kg of CO2 equivalent , the analysis found. The average daily emissions of a UK adult are about 22kg CO2e.
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