 A typical home emits six tonnes of Carbon Dioxide a year |
As a nation, we're more worried about global warming than anything else - including the threat of terrorism.
We tend to blame gas-guzzling cars, or old fashioned smoke-stack industries for the Carbon Dioxide which creates global warming.
But, our own homes here in Britain are responsible for nearly one third of the country's total carbon dioxide emissions.
So - what can be done? And is it really possible that small changes in our own lifestyles could help save the planet?
Hywell Griffiths walked round a typical new home in Cardiff, with Bob Cherry of the Energy Saving Trust
The EST offers a free energy evaluation of all homes, through its website. But it says there are some simple steps everyone can take:
One energy saving light bulb can save you �7 a year in electricity - and 44kg of Carbon Dioxide. Putting a lagging jacket on your hot water tank saves �15 a year - or 150Kg of Carbon Dioxide
Replacing your old fridge freezer with an energy efficient model can save up to �32 a year, or 230kg of Carbon Dioxide.
The EST would also like us to change our life-styles to reduce pollution.
It says one in five households don't bother to recycle - even though doorstep bottle and newspaper collections make it easy for everyone.
Half of us never bother to compost our food waste for the garden.
And one in three of us use harmful chemical cleaners, when apparently lemon juice and vinegar can work equally well.
We could also do our bit for the planet, it says, by turning down the central heating - and leaving the car at home and walking to work, where possible.
Are you tempted by the Energy Saving Trust's suggestions? Or is life too short to worry about light bulbs, compost and home-made cleaning materials? You can use this form to e-mail your thoughts to the Breakfast team:
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As a nation I think we are complacent. It seems difficult to change peoples' lifestyles.
