Are Carbon Footprints Just A Middle Class Luxury?

It often occurs to me that being green is only really of interest to those who can afford it. For the rest of the population, organic food, free-range meat, local produce, hybrid and electric cars, solar panels, and Segways are off the radar. When money's tight, you just don't have the luxury of buying free-range, organic chicken.

So aren't we getting a bit precious about carbon footprints if there are all these people out there who can't do anything about it? Well, actually, no.

You see, the way I look at it, those who can't afford to be green aren't the problem, it's those of us with a disposable income who are.

How so? Well, it's us that have the 4x4s, the multiple cars per family, who buy the latest gadgets, chuck stuff out the moment it looks a bit used, take several flights a year, and rarely use public transport. In short, we're the ones who have the huge carbon footprints, so it's only right we sort ourselves out.