CO2 Home Production Volumes
Added On: 31/05/2008
2 RatingsHow much CO2 does the average home produce and how could you lower it?
The average home produces 5.29 tonnes of CO2 a year, but there are a few easy ways that you can reduce this figure, simply follow these simple tips.
How much CO2 could you save?
Take a look below to see how taking a few simple energy saving steps can help you to save up to 384 kilos of CO2, which is over a third of the way to saving a tonne!
The average home produces 5.3 tonnes of CO2 a year, but there are a few easy ways that you can reduce this figure, simply follow these simple tips.
- If you boil only as much water as you want to use, you can save up to 24 kilos of CO2.
- Turning off your electrical appliances at the mains instead of leaving them on standby can save up to 36 kilos of CO2.
- By turning down your thermostat by 1°C means you could save up to 288 kilos of CO2.
- Turning your washing machine down to the 30°C wash cycle can save up to 36 kilos of CO2.
Total v olume of residential CO2 generated in the UK is 146.9 million tonnes per year, information source from Defra. This is divided by the number of residential properties in UK, 24.834 million, information source from ONS (Office of National Statistics).
Source from the Energy Saving Trust
How much is a tonne of CO2?
- Driving a car 3,000 miles
- Travelling by train from London to Edinburgh 28 times
- Two return flights to Moscow
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