Before You Travel

If you are leaving home or your office :

• Switch off all unnecessary electrical equipment including any immersion heaters
  
  
• Turn down your central heating to the lowest reasonable level - turning down your central heating by 1 degree Celcius can save 0.5 to 1.0 tonnes of CO2 per year   
  
  
• For short journeys of a few hundred kilometres, use rail, or coach where possible.  For such travel, driving is also reasonable if you are carrying a full passenger load and your car is relatively fuel-efficient.
  
  
• Replace traditional light bulbs with energy-efficient ones: for a whole household, this can save around 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per year
  
  
• Try and use public transport to reach the rail station or airport
  
  
• Recycle your holiday brochures when youve finished with them
  
  
• Dont take litter with you. Remove packaging from clothing, toiletries, etc and recycle if possible.
  The more weight you take, the more fuel is consumed on flights.
  
  
• And remember :
  
  
  
  • A typical window left open overnight will waste energy equivalent to driving a small car over 35 miles
    
  • A PC monitor left on for one night wastes enough energy to laser print 800 copies or to microwave six dinners
    
  • A typical photocopier left on for one night wastes enough energy to produce 15000 copies
    
  • Lighting a typical office overnight wastes energy equivalent to heating water for 1000 cups of tea