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- 28/11/2010: Greenhouse gases reach record levels in 2009 - WMO
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- 20/08/2010: Simple energy saving measures at home could cut more CO2 than thought
Archive for June 2010
Breakdown of CO2 emissions in UK homes
16/06/2010 by admin.
The BBC News website shows the breakdown of CO2 emissions in UK homes as follows :
Space Heating = 47%
Hot Water = 22%
Lighting = 6%
Fridges and Freezers = 6%
Consumer Electronics = 6%
“Wet” Appliances = 5%
Cooking = 4%
Phones, wi-fi, etc = 4%
It would be interesting to see how much this varies from house to house, but at least it gives an idea of where to start with energy savings. The graph of the above can be found here.
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Water Energy Calculator
16/06/2010 by admin.
The Energy Saving Trust has created an online Water Energy Calculator which estimates how much water you use, how much energy is used to heat that water, and much CO2 is emitted to heat that water.
The calculator can be found at http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/watercalculator/flashcalculator
Once you have given it the required information, it gives advice on how you can save water and energy.
Give it a go and see what you think.
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