RT @snoopfish@twitter.com
With news today that carbon emissions are beginning to fall, it feels useful to be reminded that there remains SO MUCH to do. If you haven’t already, change your energy provider to one that only uses clean/renewable sources e.g. @ecotricity@twitter.com or @BulbUK@twitter.com it’s quick & easy DO IT!
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/snoopfish/status/1236925519326785536
> turn the heating down or off in your home. Or even just in rooms you spend less time in. Wear clothes that match the seasons
I know this is an unpopular opinion in the UK but many countries routinely use something called "house insulation" to avoid the need to wear winter coats *inside* your house :)
@kravietz the recent published research about how quickly average homes in the UK drop in temperature compared to other European countries - yes, I agree!
@marek Yeah, around 60% houses are energy efficiency class D and below.
But the advice is quite counterproductive. Periodically switching off heating in your house makes even less sense because all accumulated heat will be then dissipated into the air and when you switch heating on again, it has to catch up and will use even more energy.
Same for switching off heating in unused rooms - these will just cool down adjacent rooms which you *want* warm, so again more energy used for heating.
