The determinedly left-wing Guardian newspaper came down hard on Christmas Day and adopted an Ebenezer Scrooge tone as it scolded those who celebrate the birth of Christ.

It cautioned Co2 emissions produced by anyone enjoying Yuletide travel, gifts, family time, lighting, and food are destroying the planet and “the whole meaning” of the day itself.

Citing a “wild in an orgy of lavish gifting, extensive travel and a gluttonous feeding frenzy” as driving the annual festive season, the outlet went on to say “This carnival of consumption has a cost: not just to our wallets and our waistlines, but also to the climate.” It cautioned further:

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