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According to the IPCC, we need to reduce our Greenhouse Gas emissions by 60% globally to reach safe levels.
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Trams are another excellent alternative to the car
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- Our Airline Carbon Emissions Calculator was voted the best available by the Stockholm Environment Institute in 2008.
- Aggressive driving will waste as much as 12% fuel
- Leaving your front window half open increases your fuel consumption by up to 10%
- Taking a train rather than a car will reduce your transport emissions by a factor of 3
- Appliances left on standby use 20% of the energy required to run them
- Every time you open the oven door to check cooking you lose 20% of the heat
- Keep the coils at the back of the fridge dust free to save up to 30% of the energy
- Draught proofing could save about €25 a year on your bills
- Using a tonne of recycled paper saves 3000 litres of water and uses up to 70% less energy
- The average personal computer will use at least 60% of the energy required to run it when in Sleep Mode.
- Screen savers use twice as much energy as your desktop screen - use a blank screen saver to save energy
- According to the IPCC, we need to reduce our Greenhouse Gas emissions by 60% globally to reach safe levels