Reduce your Carbon Footprint

Defra calculate that domestic room and water heating accounts for approximately 74% of total emissions from home energy use. By lowering room heating by just 1°C a household can prevent the release of 294 kg of CO2 a year, reducing the annual household emissions by 6%. This shows that simple, small changes can have significant effects.

Whether you are considering simple steps to reduce household electricity use or straightforward lifestyle changes such as using public transport or introducing more vegetarian food to your diet, there is a great deal of help available.

Below are links to some useful energy reduction advice and greener living sites.

Reducing your emissions

  • www.energysavingtrust.org.uk – The Energy Saving Trust provides free advice on reducing carbon dioxide emissions in your home.
  • info.cat.org.uk – The Centre for Alternative Technology offers a free information service on sustainable living, with links to information sheets.
  • www.uea.ac.uk/lcic – Carbon Reduction Programme (CRed) offers advice to individuals and businesses on energy efficiency.
  • www.lowcarbonbuildings.org.uk – The Low Carbon Buildings Programme provides grants to households, communities, businesses, and not-for-profit organisations for the installation of microgeneration technologies.
  • www.greenandeasy.co.uk – Green & Easy is a site selling greener living products.
  • www.foe.co.uk – Friends of the Earth provide advice and information on eco living, as well as information on their current environmental campaigns. They also sell a range of inspirational environmental books.
  • www.everyactioncounts.org.uk – Every Action Counts provides advice for voluntary and community organisations interested in reducing their impact on the environment.
  • www.together.com – Together creates partnerships with top household names to produce a range of eco-friendly and energy saving products.
  • www.mitie.com/carboncare – Carbon Care* provides information for organisations on reducing their carbon footprint.
  • www.saveatonne.com – Save a tonne gives information on simple ways to save a tonne of CO2.
  • www.carbonrationing.org.uk – Carbonrationing is a network helping you to reduce your carbon footprint at the community level, with advice on setting up groups and measuring your progress.
  • www.vegsoc.org – The Vegetarian Society of the United Kingdom is the oldest vegetarian organisation in the world. It is an educational charity promoting understanding and respect for vegetarian lifestyles.
  • www.supportmfm.org – Meat free Monday is a campaign to encourage the nation to help slow climate change by reducing their meat consumption by having at least one meat free day a week.

Green Energy

  • www.greenelectricity.org – Green Electricity Marketplace is a website providing information on ‘green’ tariffs offered by electricity companies in the UK.
  • www.good-energy.co.uk – Good Energy enables you to switch your energy supplier to one which uses renewable resources.

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