DID YOU KNOW?
If we switched every light in the UK to low-energy LED lights, we could cut our power needs by the equivalent to more than two new nuclear power stations!
How many people are there in your household?
person(-s)
DID YOU KNOW?
Every 1°C less of heating could save you around £60 a year according to energy saving experts at USwitch.com
How much electricity is used in your household?
DID YOU KNOW?
Lighting can account for up to 15% of your household electricity bill, so you can cut down just by turning off lights when they’re not needed. And don’t leave devices on standby — some of them use quite a lot of energy still, adding to your footprint.p>
Is heating oil, coal, wood or bottled gas used in your household?
DID YOU KNOW?
A return flight from London to Madrid can generate almost 200kg of CO2 – More than the average person in many countries generates in a year.
What are the modes of transport you used last year?
DID YOU KNOW?
It costs more to idle after 15 secs than to switch your car on/off. This can cut your carbon footprint and really helps the air quality in your neighbourhood. Plus, you’ll save money on petrol.
Provide 12-month mileage:
DID YOU KNOW?
One third of all food produced is wasted. Every year wasted food in the UK represents 14 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions. In total, these greenhouse gas emissions are the same as those created by 7 million cars each year.
How much of the food that you eat is organic?
DID YOU KNOW?
A large proportion of greenhouse gas emissions comes from food production, and meat and dairy are associated with much higher carbon emissions than plant-based food.
How much meat/dairy do you eat personally?
DID YOU KNOW?
Food bought in restaurants has a wider footprint than food you buy to cook at home because of the ‘overheads’ in the restaurants – the emissions associated with heating, lighting and cooking for your meal. Food from takeaways has additional packaging and additional transport emissions, from the means of getting it from the restaurant to your home.
How much of your food is packaged / processed (e.g. 'ready meals', tins)?
DID YOU KNOW?
About a third of our kitchen and garden waste can be composted and, increasingly, local authorities collect compostable waste which they can process to produce renewable energy. By contrast, if it’s dumped in landfill it turns into methane, which is a big contributor to climate change. The processes for dealing with waste — including landfill and incineration — are very energy-intensive.
Miscellaneous personal lifestyle choices:
Your total is
How your total compares to the rest of the world
Your total
number
World average
4.4
UK average
14.1
USA
17.6
China
6.2
India
1.8
Mozambique
0.3
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