BBC Bloom - Tackle climate change by reducing your CO2 emissions

75 things you can do to reduce your CO2 emissions

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Holidaying in the UK

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What people are saying on Bloom

I used to work on a scallop trawler in the Indian ocean. We were trawling up sea snakes, turtles and even seahorses. Happy crab eating everyone!
Jo

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I still wear clothes I bought 20 years ago! And if I need something new I go to a charity shop or rummage through my friends unwanted clothes.
Jon, London

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