Tony (Blair's) carbon footprints: Follow these simple steps...and you too can save the planet

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Tony's carbon footprints: Follow these simple steps, Prime Minister, and you too can save the planet

Flights, holidays, they all pump out CO2. Here we reveal the damage Blair is doing - and how he could make amends

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article2152473.ece

Tony Blair personally emits more than 700 times as much of the pollution that causes global warming as the average Briton, The Independent on Sunday can reveal. His air travel alone contributes as much carbon dioxide to the atmosphere as a medium-sized business.

He also breaks his Government's new official guide to greener living, published last week, which says people should try to reduce flights, take fewer holidays and travel by rail or sea.

The revelations come at a particularly embarrassing time for the Prime Minister, as he is planning to launch a campaign this spring to encourage Britons to change their behaviour to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Yesterday he was attacked by both the Conservative and Liberal Democrat environment spokesmen for failing to set a proper example.

Mr Blair announced last week that the Government would set up a website to "allow people to measure their carbon footprint", so that "you will actually be able to see how much energy you are using, what you are emitting, and how you can reduce it". He has previously described making such a personal audit as "something you can do quite simply".

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