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Rediff
Friday, May 9, 2008
Indian and Brazilian [consumers] have the most
environmentally-friendly lifestyles, according to a new
global survey.
American customers scored lowest in the survey from the
National Geographic Society, and the international polling
firm GlobeScan, which was aimed at examining the impact of
individual consumer behaviour.
'The Greendex gives us an unprecedented, meaningful look at
how consumers across the globe are behaving,' National
Geographic quoted Terry Garcia, its executive vice
president of mission programs, as saying.
'We hope people will be inspired to look at how their own
behaviour is affecting the environment and take steps to
minimize their environmental footprint,' Terry added.
The findings are based on Internet surveys of consumers in
14 countries, which together represent more than half of
the world's population and use about 75 per cent of its
energy.
The behaviours of individuals were compared in four key
areas: housing, transportation, food, and consumer goods.
Indian and Brazilian consumers scored 60 each on the
sustainable-consumption scale, followed by China (56.1).
Customers in the US were found to be the most wasteful with
a score of 44.9 on the sustainable-consumption scale.
Mexico, Hungary, Russia, Great Britain, Germany, Australia,
Spain, Japan, France, and Canada were the other countries
involved in the study.
The researchers also conducted face-to-face studies in
Egypt and Nigeria, but the two countries were not scored
because of their differing methodology.
While Indians were found to have the greenest food habits
on account of less meat consumption and high consumption of
fruits and vegetables, Brazilian topped in the category of
housing because they typically have smaller homes, rarely
use air conditioning or heating, and rely heavily on on-
demand, tankless water-heating systems.
Chinese, who heavily rely on bicycles or walking, scored
highest on transportation behaviours.
Nick Nuttall, a spokesperson for the UN Environment
Programme (UNEP), welcomed the index results.
'It is certainly illuminating and perhaps overturns the
common perception that it is only consumers in the rich
countries who are environmentally aware and eco-active on
the High Street and in their purchasing habits,' he said.
He hopes that the survey can help spur governments to
develop in less wasteful and more environmentally conscious
ways.
'Thus there is an urgent need to ensure that this economic
growth does not echo the 20th century growth of North
America, Europe, and Japan and that developing economies
are given the technologies and the creative financing
needed to avoid the mistakes of the past,' he said.
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Wanderer
> Indians greenest citizens of the world!
>
> ANI
> Rediff
> Friday, May 9, 2008
>
> Indian and Brazilian [consumers] have the most
> environmentally-friendly lifestyles, according to a new
> global survey.
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India Pollution Show:
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Satellite data reveal immense pollution pool over Bihar, India
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The Ganges River of India is reeking with pollution and people still
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