Global Warming – Will Govt take the lead or business?
It is great to see that world leaders are finally acknowledging that there actually is a problem with our energy use that is leading to Global Warming but it would be even better if they started setting both long and short term targets and even more importantly setting an example! Some leaders are doing this but others are still delaying.
Practical advice for people and especially small business people would be helpful. The small business sector, in particular is overwhelmed by a large collection of competing pressures and feels it is all too hard and their little bit does not make much difference. Support for businesses like my own that work with the small to medium sector would make it easier to reach out to help. Even if we were just listed on a govt website if we had a record of delivering it would help business find us.
Simple things could take place in every office so that every monitor and unnecessary printer, charger etc was turned off when everyone goes home and the use of lights with time switches or sensor switches.
Apparently Mayor Bloomberg in New York has suggested that offices stagger the working hours of people so the roads are less congested because the traffic flow was more even. Great suggestion – it would take pressure off the overloaded roads but also if the cars were moving to and from work, instead of sitting in traffic jams, they would use less fuel. Perhaps people could also have “work from home” days, which is entirely possible in this day and age of the virtual office and the internet.
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