A really interesting article appeared in the press this week headlining that peoples’ concern for the environment is at an all time twenty year low. The GlobeScan Radar survey highlighted that issues such as CO2 emissions, water shortages and water pollution are not really considered to be “very serious” issues.
However, the report did point out that water pollution is seen as the most serious of environmental problems, fortunately not such a big issue for us here in the UK. Water is a precious resource which needs to be managed and we enjoy the best water in the world.
Indeed an article on the BBC news website highlighted that “The recession and high fuel prices are demonstrably changing behaviour more than concerns about the environment”. 2/3/13.
Evidence suggests that the decline in concerns for climate change, which first started in developed countries, has now spread more globally to include developing countries such as Brazil and China. Arguably, this decline in concern for climate change comes amid a backlash to costly green energy investment in an age of such severe austerity across the world.
Question is, what can we, as consumers, do to protect our natural resources and help keep our energy costs down?
We need to think more about what we as consumers can do to help keep our energy bills down especially as the energy suppliers continue to increase their prices. British Gas recently announced a 11% rise in their profits. We also can’t forget about protecting our natural resources.
*Opinions expressed in this blog are not those of the organisations taking part in this project and only meant to stimulate ideas.