'Green bonus to time shift'
PRESSURE for the Government to move back the clocks an hour to boost tourism is mounting after a study revealed the change could be good for the environment.
Experts at Cambridge University said nearly half a million tonnes of carbon emissions would be saved in winter alone from an extra hour of daylight, because of lower use of electricity.
Campaign group Lighter Later presented its evidence at a parliamentary launch, and the Government has already revealed it is looking at the move.