Surprising statistics

We should all do our bit to reduce our impact on climate change by making a few simple changes to our lifestyle. After all, climate change is a direct result of the way we consume energy. It affects us all.

If everyone with gas or oil central heating installed a new condensing boiler and full set of heating controls, we'd save around 6.7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, as much as the annual emissions of 1.2 million homes.

Visit the home and the environment section to see, collectively, how we can make a significance difference by saving energy.

Over the past century, average global temperatures have risen by 0.74°C.

Visit our section on the evidence of climate change for more interesting facts.