An average Guardian reader will have emissions many 10s, if not 100s, of times higher than a typical Chinese person, and a quarter of China's emissions arise from their manufacturing televisions, computers, clothes, cars, toys, and fridges for us.
Certainly we should be doing the small things, as collectively these all add up to much greater reductions. However, our previous inaction also demands we must now make big and challenging changes to our lifestyles: cut back on flying; wherever possible get out of the car and on to the bus, tram and train; shun large, fast and inefficient cars; don't buy power showers or double-door refrigerators; eat meat only as a celebration; and bath with a friend. Guardian
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