Easy Steps to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

• Car pool, cycle or walk to work
  

• Switch to a green power provider. Approximate costs are outlined below (Source: www.greenpower.gov.au):

GreenPower accreditation provides assurance that the renewable energy purchased will decrease greenhouse pollution and contribute to the renewable energy industry in Australia. An annual audit reports performance of accredited greenpower providers. The report can be viewed at:
http://www.greenpower.gov.au/pages/Accreditation-Green-Power.php

• Switching to an AAA rated shower head will reduce your households CO₂ emissions by 12%.

• Install solar panels and completely eliminate your household’s CO₂ emissions.

• Buy energy rated goods such as ENERGY STAR® or other energy-efficiency rated eco-labeled electrical goods. They can help you save energy (up to 50-70% more energy efficiency) and money. For more information see: http://www.energyrating.gov.au/

• Use LCD monitors – they can reduce energy consumption by a half to a third.

• Replace light globes with compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) such as ecobulbs. An ecobulb will use up to 80% less energy than a regular bulb. Using an ecobulb reduces waste as they last ten times longer than a regular bulb. Installing 7.5 ecobulbs is equivalent to taking 1 car ‘off the road’ (source). Cutting down emissions helps reduce the impacts of climate change.

• Turn off your appliances at the power point. Standby mode on equipment uses a surprising amount of energy. In Australia standby mode accounts for 11.6% of total residential electricity consumption, costing $83 per year for the average household and 700kg of CO₂ from power stations (source).