We can think about our buildings and try to reduce energy use there. Eighty-four per cent of property owners, architects and consultants are involved in green development to some degree, but there are still limited choices of green building products, according to the first major survey of attitudes to sustainability.

While governments are seen as having the greatest influence on society’s reaction to climate change, 65% of people surveyed in a recent report expected the private sector to take the lead in coming years. What a pity our leaders are not leading. It is a shame we can’t harness the hot air from question time in parliament.

While wind power could supply one third of the world’s electricity by 2050 and save 113 billion tones of CO2 emissions (according to a report by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and Greenpeace); consumers wanting to use “green energy” pay more for the privilege. This is an area where Government could make a difference by providing incentives and using “green power” themselves.

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