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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Matthew Taylor

Six key lifestyle changes can help avert the climate crisis, study finds

Jump, a new climate movement persuading people to make six relatively simple  lifestyle changes to cut global emissions.
Jump, a new climate movement persuading people to make six relatively simple lifestyle changes to cut global emissions. Photograph: Andy Hall/The Observer

People in well-off countries can help avert climate breakdown by making six relatively straightforward lifestyle changes, according to research from three leading institutions.

The study found that sticking to six specific commitments – from flying no more than once every three years to only buying three new items of clothing a year – could rein in the runaway consumption that is partially driving the climate crisis.

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