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Heating our homes and cooking with gas or using electricity that comes from coal or gas fired power stations produces climate altering carbon dioxide. Using less energy saves money and reduces your impacts on the climate. Sourcing your energy from a supplier that uses renewable generation not only avoids carbon emissions, but increase the financial incentives for other energy suppliers to switch out coal and gas.

• Switch to a renewable energy provider such as Good Energy, Ecotricity, and Green Energy UK and even the big energy providers offer green tariffs.
• Refrain from leaving appliances on standby and install a smart meter to track your energy use.
• Make your home cosy with loft and wall insulation and track down gaps in door and windows to stop drafts.
• Choose energy-efficient products. When replacing boilers or kitchen appliances, a more efficient model could even pay for itself due to lower energy consumption.

• www.uswitch.com/gas-electricity/guides/green-energy-plans – Green energy tariffs
• www.moneysavingexpert.com/utilities/smart-meters – Smart meters
• www.goldstandard.org/get-involved/make-an-impact – ‘Gold Standard’ carbon offsetting