Home energy use is responsible for around 28% of the UK’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions while businesses are responsible for 45% of UK emissions. This is because the majority of the energy that we use is generated by burning fossil fuels and the burning of these fuels releases CO into the atmosphere. CO2 is a “greenhouse gas” and this means that it contributes to climate change. Climate Change is something that affects us all and will continue to do so unless we all do our bit to reduce emissions.  The potential savings from energy efficiency can be easily demonstrated by the following example.

 

 

Example: Around 50% of the energy lost from our homes is through our walls and our roofs; this is enough energy (annually) to heat around three million homes a year! When you add the savings that can be made in homes to the savings that can be made in business and community groups, energy efficiency really can help to deliver significant savings and reduce our impact on the environment.

 

 

As homes in the UK are responsible for 28% of the UK’s carbon dioxide emissions there is great potential for reducing these emissions through energy efficiency. The two lists below give you some ideas on how you can become more energy efficient and contribute towards the UK’s goal of a 80% reduction in CO emissions by 2050.

 

 

Saving energy in the home sometimes means that we have to invest in a home improvement of some description and this initial investment can sometimes prevent us taking steps to improve our energy efficiency. However, help and advice is available so read on.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grants are available from the Warm Front Team for householders who are in receipt of certain means tested benefits or have a disability or have a child under the age of 16 living with them.

 

For full details regarding this grant and its eligibility criteria please contact the Warm Front Team on 0800 316 2814 or go to www.warmfront.co.uk

 

 

There are various sources of information and assistance available in the resources section of the website. Or if you would like to talk to someone about energy efficiency then please refer to the contacts section of the website.