{"id":7753,"date":"2022-12-19T15:49:32","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/?p=7753"},"modified":"2023-01-23T13:11:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T13:11:56","slug":"manchester-christmas-markets-greener-than-ever-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/manchester-christmas-markets-greener-than-ever-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester Christmas markets greener than ever this year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchester.gov.uk\/\">Manchester City Council<\/a> has increased the level of sustainability at the Christmas markets this year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There have been great efforts to ensure that the markets are as environmentally friendly as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the first time ever, the markets are powered by generators using biofuel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/people-and-governance\/individual-profile\/sophie-leigh\">Sophie Leigh<\/a>, a sustainability manager at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmu.ac.uk\/\">Manchester Metropolitan University<\/a> says biofuel is a good source of energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said: \u201cThere is a lot less nitrous oxide that is produced from using bio-fuel generators.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNitrous oxide is 300 times more harmful to the environment in terms of climate change than carbon dioxide.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo the fact that they are using biodiesel is a really positive thing in terms of cleaner air for the facilities in the vicinity of the markets.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs opposed to using petrol or diesel in a generator, you can use recycled things like vegetable oil as a waste product to make biofuel. It\u2019s a lot more sustainable than fossil fuels.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s definitely a positive thing.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2022\/12\/Christmas-Markets-7-1024x770.jpg\" alt=\"Drinks truck run on biodiesel\" class=\"wp-image-8946\" width=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2022\/12\/Christmas-Markets-7-1024x770.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2022\/12\/Christmas-Markets-7-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2022\/12\/Christmas-Markets-7-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2022\/12\/Christmas-Markets-7-1536x1156.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2022\/12\/Christmas-Markets-7-2048x1541.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Drinks truck run on biodiesel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Councillor Pat Karney, Manchester City Council\u2019s Christmas spokesperson, said: \u201cLike Rudolph\u2019s nose, Manchester is a guiding light when it comes to Christmas. Not only are we Santa\u2019s favourite festive city, we\u2019re working on becoming one of the greenest.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Manchester has set an ambitious target to become zero carbon by 2038 or earlier. Achieving this will require a year-on-year reduction in carbon emissions across all fronts.  \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cThe work to make our Christmas programme more sustainable is a shining example of what can be done.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The council is also recycling used cooking oil and turning it into biodiesel to power the vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After replacing single use plastics with polypropylene in 2018, the council says it is going even further, replacing these with polycarbonate this year which is far less harmful to the environment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sophie said: \u201cIt\u2019s positive that they have gotten rid of single-use plastics. Can you imagine the amount of potential litter and the sort of potential impacts that big scale events like this could start to have?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>&#8216;This is a good move by the council&#8217;<\/p><cite>Sophie Leigh<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt probably should have happened ten years ago, rather than three years ago because they have been excessively busy for at least the past decade.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decorations being used are low energy, reusable, and environmentally safe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As ever, the markets are allowing the option for attendees to keep the reusable mugs and glasses. 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