Every one of us can reduce our personal contribution to climate change. Here are a few ideas to get you started. If you have any of your own please send them to liftthelabel@tearfund.org and we'll add them to the list.
In the kitchen
- Don’t overfill your kettle
- Wash your clothes at 40C
- Defrost your freezer regularly
- Clear limescale from kettles/washing machines
- Only buy electrical appliances that have an 'A' rating
Cut your heating bill
- Insulate your house
- Double glaze your windows
- Put silver foil behind your radiators
- Put draft excluders on front and back doors
- Turn heating down by 1C
- Put thermostats on radiators
Around the house
- Fit energy saving light bulbs
- Have a free energy audit of your home
- Switch to Good Energy (please quote UE38)
- Switch off lights
- Don’t leave your phone charger plugged in
- Shower instead of taking a bath
- Install a solar panel
Out and about
- Cycle instead of using your car
- Don’t drive for journeys below two miles
- Tell your friends