Will Any Action That I Take Make a Difference?

Collectively, small reductions in GHG emissions at the individual and household level will slow down global climate change. For example, according to the Energy Saving Trust:

• If everyone with gas central heating installed a new condensing boiler, we'd cut emissions by 13.7 million tonnes. We'd also save around £1.6 billion per year on our energy bills and enough energy to heat over 3.7 million homes for a year.
• If everyone installed cavity wall insulation, we'd cut CO₂ emissions by 6 million tonnes, enough to fill 1.2 million hot air balloons.
• If every home that could had 270mm loft insulation we'd save over 3 million tonnes of CO₂, the same as the annual emissions of around 530,000 homes.
• If everyone put an insulation jacket on their hot water tank, we'd cut CO₂ emissions by 740,000 tonnes - enough to fill around 148,000 hot air balloons.
• If everyone in the UK installed one energy saving light bulb, we'd save enough CO₂ to fill the Albert Hall nearly 1,200 times.
• If everyone in the UK turned off all televisions and other similar equipment instead of leaving them on standby we could close two power stations.

Where next?

• Is climate change really happening?
• How does my lifestyle contribute to climate change?
• What can I do to reduce my impact on climate change?