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However, each type of tree also has environmental impacts. According to the Nature Conservancy, real trees don’t require the carbon emissions it takes to produce and transport artificial ones.

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But Finton says that if an artificial tree is used for six years – the average amount of time people tend to keep them – “the carbon cost is definitely greater” than for a natural tree.

Data from the organisation shows that a 6.5ft (1.9m) artificial tree equates to around 40kg (88lbs) of greenhouse gas emissions when considering manufacturing, metal, plastic, packaging and transport.

But the shocking statistic is that an artificial tree can cost 60 kilos of carbon emissions, which means you'd need to keep it a good few years in order for it to even things out.