Switching off your lights has a bigger impact than you might think, says new study
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 10:21
in Physics & Chemistry
Switching off lights, turning the television off at the mains and using cooler washing cycles could have a much bigger impact on reducing carbon dioxide emissions from power stations than previously thought, according to a new study. Researchers in the UK show that the figure used by government advisers to estimate the amount of carbon dioxide saved by reducing people's electricity consumption is up to 60 percent too low.