Climate Change Champions
Nine youngsters recently visited the Prime Minister Gordon Brown as winners of the Government's Climate Change competition. They then represented the UK at a Climate Change expedition. Here are the Climate Change Champions tips for saving energy and reducing carbon emissions:
- Put the dishwasher or washing machine on with only a full load
- Wash your clothes at 30° instead of 40° – it'll use less energy
- Turn down your home's thermostat by one degree can help reduce heating bills by up to 10% and save around £40 per year
- Parents love a cuppa, but remind them that if every household boiled just enough water for a cup of tea, they could save 20kg of CO2 a year
- Each year, TVs in the UK waste £80m worth of electricity on standby. Making sure that all the TVs in the house are switched off at the mains when not in use
- Get on your on your bike – 25% of car journeys are less than 3km long and cars use most fuel at the start of a journey
- When out shopping, encourage your folks to choose food which has been grown locally – long delivery trips mean more emissions
- Switch all the light bulbs in the house to energy-saving ones. They cost £3 - £9 but save up to 10 times their price over their lifetime