Want to have a Christmas that doesn’t have a big impact on the environment? We’re here to help with a new series, speaking to experts about how to be as sustainable and green this festive season as you can, no matter your budget. Green Christmas is supported by Volvo, a car manufacturer which has pledged to be carbon neutral by 2040.
HALF OF PEOPLE asked in a new Irish survey say they are planning a more environmentally-friendly Christmas this year.
A further 33% of those polled for a survey carried out by Amarach Research for RTÉ’s Claire Byrne Live/TheJournal.ie said that they weren’t planning a more environmentally-friendly Christmas, while 17% said they didn’t know.
Breaking down those results by gender, 46% of men and 53% of women said they were planning a more environmentally-friendly Christmas, while the age group most likely to agree with this was the 55+ age group (56%) followed closely by 18-24 (51%) and 35-44 (50%).
In Leinster, 52% of people said they were planning a greener Christmas, followed by Dublin at 51%; while 48% in Connaught/Ulster and 47% of people in Munster aimed to follow suit.
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This festive season, TheJournal.ie has been sharing tips from experts for how to have a Green Christmas.
We look at how to shop for presents, how to shop online, whether a fake tree is better than a real tree – and we have more to come.
The Claire Byrne Live / Amarách Research Panel consists of over 1,000 Irish adults, all aged 18+. The poll was conducted earlier this month.
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