A youthful online group is leading the way to have an eco-friendly lifestyle, which is called the “Low Carbon Tribe”.
Members in this tribe range in age from 20 to 40, and they intend to have a try on reducing carbon dioxide emissions in a relaxed and fashionable way.
They have claimed that helping save the planet is part of their daily routine by citing the way they dress what they eat and how they travel.
Supermodel Jiang Peilin said she has been wearing cotton for a long time, because it is healthy and eco-friendly. She never drinks bottled water, because plastic harms the environment.
Li Huiying, a 27-year-old office worker in Beijing, takes the subway to work every day, even though she bought a car in 2006. She seldom uses her air-conditioner at home and in the office turns it down a couple of notches to save energy.
A low carbon way of life is in vogue, Jiang said.
“It shows young people also care about society and we try to influence people around us.”
Li Yongmei, a spokeswoman for Internet Forest, launched by science and technology company, hutong, says the website has had 17 million visitors so far.
She said there are online discussions with environmentalists and staff members of non-governmental organizations like the Climate Group.