CARBON REDUCTION

Tips and Advice to help you cut carbon and energy costs.

1. Hang out the washing instead of clothes drying.

Hanging the washing out instead of using the clothes drier will about 153kg CO2 a year - that's NPR 7,985 ($68) each year, based on 150 cycles a year.

2. Turn down the heating by 1⁰C.

Reducing your heating by 1⁰C can reduce your energy consumption by 8%. For an average household gas bill of 12,500kWh this will reduce your CO2 emissions by 184kg - that's NPR 6460 ($55) each year.

3. Only fill the kettle with the amount of water you need to boil.

Only boiling the amount of water for your hot drink will save 72kg CO2 a year - that's NPR 3525 ($30) per annum.

4. Spend less time in the shower

Spending 1 minute less in the shower can save 23kg CO2 and NPR 1175 ($10) a year (based on one shower a day and a 9kW shower).

5. Turn electrical equipment off when not in use

Fully turning off just one LCD TV (rather than leaving it on standby) for 18 hours a day will save about 5kg CO2 a year - savingNPR 310 a year ($2.64). Turn off all other electrical equipment when not in use to multiply the savings.

Total Potential savings are 437kg CO2 and NPR 17,470 ($150) each year. Save your MONEY as well as PLANET :)