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• Turn off lights and appliances not int use
• Reduce the temperature setting on your central heating by 1 degree and wear an extra layer
• Don’t fill kettles or pans more than necessary
• Use a lid on saucepans when possible it reduces energy use substantially
• Use a microwave or slow cooker rather than a hob or oven
• Use economy settings on your dishwasher and lower temperatures on yoour washing machine
• Dry clothes on an airer or washing line rather than your tumble drier which is one of the biggest energy users.

• Increase your loft insulation
• Install double o(or triple glazing)
• Install energy efficient doors or at least draft excluders
• Improve floor and/or wall insulation
• Install radiator reflectors behind radiators

• Move to a supplier who supplies renewable energy where possible
• install solar panels, preferably including battery storage to make best use of what you generate.  Typically in the UK you could generate about 60% of your electricity requirements 
• Replace gas, oil or solid fuel heating systems with and air source or ground source heat pump.  Heating accounts for about two-thirds of domestic CO2 emissions in the home.

• Walk or cycle rather than use the car for short trips whenever possible
• Use public transport when possible
• Where car use is necessary use car sharing
• Reduce flying and / or offset the effects of flying (insert link)
• When changing car buy an electric car if it is practical
• When moving house attach priority to access on foot to local services 

• Eat less meat and fish
• look for options with less packaging and particularly avoid non-recyclable packaging
• Minimise food waste – there are lots of ways to use leftovers
• Grow your own fruit and vegetables
• Avoid chilled goods which have been imported over long distances and therefore have a big carbon footprint

• Use clothes until they wear out
• Extend the life of your clothes with repairs and alterations to keep them out of landfill for as long as possible
• Pass on unwanted clothes to charities or charity shops and buy second hand clothes when possible
• Use natural fabrics when possible

• Buy what you need not what you want
• Whith white goods go for maximum energy efficiency
• Always consider repair before replacing
• Always consider the potential for recycling beofre buying

• Plant pollinating plants in your garden which will attract bees and other plants vital to biodiversity
• Have a pond in your garden which will attract amphibians, birds and other wildlife
• If the boundaries to your garden are fences create small gaps which will allow hedgehogs to pass through
• allow part of your garden to grow wild to encourage a greater diversity of wildlife
• Plant trees in your garden if they won’t create problems for you and your neighbours
• Put bird boxes or bat boxes in your garden  

• Find out what the main contributors to your carbon footprint are by using one of many apps which help you to do this
• Use the many resources online which educate and inspire.  There are regular Webinars organised by ESRAG and other organisations and you can find out more  under News and events (link)
• Offer to give talks to schools or community groups to pass on the word

• Use the Ecosia web browser when searching the internet.  Each search effectively removes 1kg of CO2 through tree planting in Sub-Saharan Africa to mitigate and reduce the effects of climate change
  www.ecosia.org
• Contribute to one of the many charities which are trying to reduce climate change by planting trees or capturing carbon in other ways.  Many involving Rotary are featured in “Projects”