London Aware Straw Poll

London Aware Straw Poll

Posted: Tuesday, 13th May 2008, 12:33 pm

Last weekend was the first UK Aware event held in London's Barbican Centre. It seemed the ideal opportunity to find out what people thought were the important green issues, so we did a survey of all the stall-holders.

We put a simple question to everyone: "If you were Prime Minister, what would be at the top of your eco-list of things to do?" Here are the responses we got:

Transportation

Ban all cars from central London
Include planes and shipping in official carbon emissions figures
Really invest in public transport infrastructure
Do away with road tax! Replace it with increased taxes on fuel.
Promote viable and sustainable fuels
Make the London Underground free
Stop the development of the 3rd runway at Heathrow

Food

Implement a meat quota system
Admit that meat & dairy is damaging the environment
Locally source food

Government

Tackle government wastage
Take the long term view for investment
Liberate government processes (e.g. planning permission for eco-projects)

Recycling

Ban non-recyclable plastic
Only allow recyclable packaging in supermarkets

Investment

Remove VAT on green products
Take the long term view for investment
Really invest in public transport infrastructure

Misc

Ensure new homes are zero-carbon
Enforce lights out for supermarkets and office buildings
Ban the standby button

The results are quite varied, which reflects the variety of the organisations at London Aware. We would love to hear what you have to say about these eco-priorities, indeed what would be at the top of your eco-list as Prime Minister? Send us your thoughts using the comment box, below.

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