Know your carbon

We know we need to use and waste less energy - it saves money and cuts our carbon footprint. But do we know how much energy is used and CO₂ produced by what we do at home? Over a quarter of all the CO₂ produced in the UK comes from the energy we use to heat, light and power our homes. Every year the average home produces around five and a half tonnes of CO₂¹ - that's equivalent to the CO₂ produced diving from London to Birmingham about 140 times².

1 Energy Saving Trust
2 Based on a car, with average fuel efficiency, driving the 118 mile journey between London and Birmingham
3 Heating accounts for 57.7% of energy used in the home, Source: BERR, Domestic Energy Consumption by End User in 2006' 2009
4 Source: Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances
5 Source: Energy Saving Trust
6 Source: Waterwise
7 Source: Waterwise
8 Source: Act on CO2
9 Source: Energy Saving Trust