Top things I can do for the
Environment
U3A
Mike Hender
5 November 2012
A personal focus
Recycling
Domestic
Transport
www.hender.net/u3a/Top-Tips.pptx
Top Ten Tips
So what are the
top ten things I can
do to preserve the
environment and
cut down on CO2 in
my life?
Where to look
Which? – Reference
• Energy cost calculators
– http://www.which.co.uk/energy/energy-saving-products/guides/energy-costscalculators/
• Ways to save on going green
– http://www.which.co.uk/money/bills-and-budgeting/guides/ways-to-save-on-goinggreen/
• Green essentials
– http://www.which.co.uk/home-and-garden/home-improvements/guides/greenessentials/
• Green lifestyle tips
– http://www.which.co.uk/home-and-garden/home-improvements/guides/greenessentials/green-lifestyle-tips/
• Creating an energy saving home
– http://www.which.co.uk/energy/creating-an-energy-saving-home/
http://www.which.co.uk/en
ergy/creating-an-energysaving-home/
First link . . .
https://www.gov.uk/gree
n-deal-energy-savingmeasures
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=play
er_embedded&v=wU1rFglsJS4
. . . and finally
http://www.withouthotair.com/
One set of Units for Everything
Energy = ‘Capacity to do work’
Power = ‘Rate energy is used’
Power is measured in kWh per day
So what can I do?
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So what can I do?
All the energy saved in
switching off your charger for
one day is used up in one
second of car-driving.
The energy saved in
switching off the charger for
one year is equal to the
energy in a single hot bath.
So what can I do?
Conclusions
1. Drive less and slower
2. Rethink visits to
Melbourne
3. Get solar
4. Get stuff that lasts
longer and recycle!