![]() The highest volumes of material are used not by households, but to make commercial and public buildings and infrastructure, industrial equipment and vehicles. Most industrial emissions relate to producing materials, which are made efficiently but used wastefully so we need to reduce the weight of material made. Lobby for zero-carbon building standards, means-tested support for housing retrofit and more renewable electricity – Buy smaller more efficient appliances that last longer – Next time you replace the boiler, choose an electric air or ground-source heat pump if possible – Use the boiler for less time, if possible, staying warm by only heating rooms if people are sitting in them, sealing up air gaps and adding insulation. Our energy bills are mainly driven by our heating and hot water. – Lobby for more trains, no new roads, airport closure and more renewable electricity. – Choose an electric car next time, if possible, which will become easier as prices fall and charging infrastructure expands. – Use all the seats in the car or get a smaller one – Take the train not the car when possible. The most efficient way to travel is with a large number of people travelling in a vehicle with a small front and we can all reduce our total annual mileage. The impact of our travelling depends on how far we travel and how we do it. – The activities we most enjoy, according to the UK’s comprehensive time-use survey, are sports, social-life, eating, hobbies, games, computing, reading, tv, music, radio, volunteering (and sleeping!) We can all do more of these without any impact on emissions. The actions stated as absolutes below are those which will be illegal in 2050 due to the Climate Change Act. Where they are released by organisations rather than individuals, we can lobby for change. Where we cause emissions directly we can have a big effect by purchasing differently. ![]() Each positive action we take has a double effect: it reduces emissions directly and encourages governments and businesses to be bolder in response. Each action we take to reduce emissions, at home or at work, creates a positive ripple effect.Īs individuals we can all work towards Absolute Zero through our purchasing and our influence. ![]() ![]() The big actions are: travel less distance by train or in small (or full) electric cars and stop flying use the heating less and electrify the boiler when next upgrading lobby for construction with half the material for twice as long stop eating beef and lamb. ![]()
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