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Even when your charger is not connected to the phone, it is still draining electricity. Unplug your mobile charger when you're not using it!
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If all Europeans boiled just the water they needed, the energy saved could power one third of Europe's streetlights. Boil just enough water for your hot drink.
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Plug 4 of your voltage transformers into a socket with a switch and save about 35 kg CO2/yr.
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Increasing the performance of your fridge by placing it in a cool environment could save up to 150 kg CO2/yr.
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Climate

Reducing the temperature by just 1°C can cut 5-10% off your family's energy bill and avoid up to 300kg of CO2 emissions per household and year. Turn down the heat.
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Protecting exterior air conditioning units from direct sunlight can save as much as 10 % of energy consumption.
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In Summer, by setting the air conditioning temperature at 25°C or higher, you can save between 10 and 20 % on energy costs.
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Food & Waste

Transporting goods by plane from one side of the world to the other generates about 1,700 times more CO2 emissions than transporting them by truck over 50km. Consume locally produced and seasonal food.
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Producing meat is both CO2 and methane-intensive and requires large amounts of water. Eat your vegetables!
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Hygiene

Installing a low-flow showerhead and faucets can save about 230 kg CO2 per person and year and reduce the water heating costs in 10-16 %.
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Taking shower represent about 65 % of the total hot water usage in a home. Shorten showers to reduce hot water consumption!
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Taking a shower instead of a bath can take up to four times less energy.
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Lights

Replace five ordinary light bulbs in lamps that you use around 5 hours a day with low energy bulbs and save about 250 kg CO2/yr.
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The money you spend on light bulbs is probably only 5-10% of the total cost. The other 90-95% is the cost of electricity to run those bulbs.
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Other

Using everyday an electric garage door opener is equivalent to see 1 hour of TV.
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One travel by elevator of 15 seconds can be equivalent to have one incandescent bulb of 60 W switched on for one hour. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. It is good for the environment and your health.
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Outdoor Leisure

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Transports

A bus carries the same number of people as 10 fully occupied cars, but takes up a third of the road space and emits half of CO2 per km per passenger.
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By making sure that your car tyres are inflated properly you can reduce your fuel bill. For every 0.5 bars (7 psi) a tyre is under-inflated and fuel consumption can rise by 5%.
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Replace your short car journeys with biking and avoid up to 240 kg CO2/yr.
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One person travelling by car alone produces 3 times more CO2 emissions per km than if this person were travelling by train. Try to travel by train!
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My world

You can halve the energy lost through windows by replacing your old single-glazed windows with double-glazing and save up to 350 kg CO2 per household in a year
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If you switch to green electricity you can save about 520 kg CO2 per household per year.
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By making sure that your car tyres are inflated properly you can reduce your fuel bill. For every 0.5 bars (7 psi) a tyre is under-inflated and fuel consumption can rise by 5%.
Replace five ordinary light bulbs in lamps that you use around 5 hours a day with low energy bulbs and save about 250 kg CO2/yr.