It may have passed you by (as Ringo Starr might sing), but today is Devon Carbon Day. Yup, those carbon footprints leave a heck of a mess on the carpet, don’t they?!
Ah, we jest. The day is actually part of Devon County Council’s Discover Devon Naturally wheeze – aiming to highlight the impact of tourism on the environment.
The council wants to help members of the Devon Association of Tourist Attractions who aren’t already part of the Green Tourism Business Scheme to get accredited.
The businesses will undergo an assessment of their carbon footprint against 120 measures. Then the attractions will commit to an energy efficiency plan, saving a minimum of seven tonnes of CO2 each, and heaps more for larger attractions.
Research conducted by the County Council in April showed that 40 per cent of consumers do not consider their environmental impact when on holiday, even though they do when at home. In fact, tourists in the county use some 2,500 tonnes of carbon a day.
Devon Carbon Day and the recent Devon County Council Climate Change campaign are part of the council’s drive to make Devon the greenest county in Britain – which would be all well and good, but our streets still seem to be strewn with rubbish bags. Hey ho.
Posted by Thin White Duke
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