I want to share some simple tips about saving energy. Did you know that consuming less meat protects the climate, and that one kilogramme of beef less per week saves a lot of money and 700 kilogrammes of CO2 a year?
-- that each degree of room temperature less saves about 6% of heating costs, and
-- that a temperature of one degree less in your home saves 300 kilogrammes of CO2 per year?
-- that an energy-saving lamp consumes about 80% less electricity than a conventional light bulb? And if you change to energy-saving bulbs in your home, you can save up to 330 kilogrammes of CO2 a year.
-- that if you turn off the air-conditioning for four hours a day, 300 kilogrammes less CO2 are produced over a year?
-- that buying a modern, energy-saving refrigerator (A++) saves 100 kilogrammes of CO2 a year?
-- that buying regional products saves 300 kilogrammes of CO2 a year?
-- that a prudent driving style and early gear-changes save 330 kilogrammes of C02?
-- that a four-person household can save 300 kilogrammes of CO2 annually if they do without a clothes dryer?
-- that good heat insulation for outside walls, roof and cellar can enable you to reduce heating costs by 50%?
-- that if you turn off television and hi-fi equipment instead of leaving them on standby, you can save 100 kilogrammes of CO2 a year?