You go into a night out together, you recognise you have nothing in common, and you also go home wondering in the event that you can ever before discover like. From the weather disaster, relationship a person who shares your own viewpoints is no longer merely an enthusiastic bonus, it is essential.

As the UK shakes off the most recent high, record-cracking heatwave, with the Came across Office recording an unfathomably high 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) while European wildfires torched a record-breaking amount of land the measurements of Wales, it's glaringly urgent that our society needs to act now and the effects of climate change are more tangible than ever. It's easy - rational, even - to get lost in the doom and gloom, but one coping strategy for some people is to focus on aspects of life they can change, like finding love. But dating, much like everything else, is one facet of life not exempt from the effects of climate change. Enter green dating - an eco-minded approach to finding love that's more than simply dining al fresco every once in a while.

What's 'green dating'?

Environmentally friendly matchmaking, for anyone unfamiliar with the brand new identity, is just the personal check for an eco-mindful individual who shares its philosophy in addition to their interest in action into climate change.

As with many relationship trends, green dating was born from a necessity for singles to make sure their values are aligned with the person they're dating. With 75 percent of British adults admitting to being concerned about our climate future, per an ONS survey, it's not surprising that climate change is influencing the way people want to date.