Turn Off Electrical Appliances Not In Use; TV's, videos and computers left on standby can use up to 85% of the energy they would if fully on. The power wasted released an extra one million tons of carbon into the atmosphere every year, contributing to global warming.
Leave The Car In The Drive; Use public transport to get to work whenever possible. Motorists who drive 100 miles a week generate 1,872kg of CO2 a year. Train or bus commuters travelling the same distance create just 520kg.
Shower Don't Bath; Filling a tub needs 75 litres of water, whereas a five-minute shower uses 30 litres. Buy a water saving showerhead (£15) to end drips. Cuts the average bill by £125 a year.
Conserve Hot Water; Turn down the temperature by 20C, cutting the average heating bill by £40 a year and emissions by up to 270kg. Set your washing machine to a cool a wash as possible; followed twice a week, emissions will be cut by 225kg a year. Fit an insulating jacket around a hot water tank, cutting emissions by 80kg a year.
Buy Local; Fill your shopping basket with local produce, eating fruit and vegetables that are in season. Food imported by air contributes many times its own weight in emissions by the time it reaches the UK.
Minimise Tumble Drier Use; Just one fewer load per week reduces CO2 emissions by 91kg per year. Avoid putting very damp clothes in by wringing or spinning out first.
Insulate Lofts, Walls and Windows; More than 40% of heat lost from the home escapes through walls and lofts. Insulating lofts to a depth of 250mm can slash heating bills by as much as a quarter. Insulating cavity walls, which costs about £550, can cut heating bills by a third and emissions by 900kg a year. Fit insulating film over windows. At £1 per pane it can reduce a household's emissions by 450kg per year.
Holiday In The UK; Giving up foreign holidays will help cut down aviation emissions. A flight to Athens emits 2,336kg of CO2 per passenger.
Compost and Recycle; If each home recycled 50% of its output, the UK's annual CO2 emissions would drop by six million tons. The energy saved by recycling a single drinks can is enough to run a TV set for three hours.
Use Energy Saving Light Bulbs; Energy saving light bulbs use less than a quarter of the electricity, last 12 times longer than standard light bulbs and produce 50kg less CO2 during their lifetime. They cost around £4
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