“The environmental footprint that they have at home is significant. The environmental footprint that they have when they’re in that tent is zero,” he said. But still, Mr Benn was right in some respects. We are all leaving somewhat of an “environmental footprint” every day of our lives, because to live is to impact the environment around us. So, as Mr Benn says, “everybody knows that it (the environment) needs to be addressed” but how do we go about doing that?

Source: Irish Examiner September 07, 2018 23:00 UTC