20mph speed limits, a levy on plastic bags and reducing night lighting would cost little but deliver significant benefits
It's new year's resolution time – the mince pies are sitting heavy on the stomach, the Christmas tat is spewing from every bin and it's time for a fresh start.
For Britain's environment, clearly the most important resolution is to restructure the government's energy bill to put energy conservation at its heart, to restore the target of decarbonising electricity by 2030 and to follow most of the developed world in drawing a final line underneath the failed decades of expensive nuclear power.
But that's a tough one to face this early in the year. So for now, let's start with the small, the easily delivered, the no-brainers, the cheap and the free.
See full Article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2013/jan/03/three-easy-environmental-resolutions-2013
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