Earth Hour, Every Hour
Once you have seen the light, why not make every hour Earth Hour?
Ever wondered how much difference your small actions really make? Based on our research, if every New Zealand household took these three simple actions, it could have a big impact on energy saving, and on reducing our greenhouse gas emissions;
The combined impact of these actions would be an emissions reduction of 276,700 tonnes CO2 equivalent per year. This is equivalent to over 600,000 car journeys from Kaitaia to Invercargill. It would take 92,000 hectares of regenerating native forest one year to absorb this much carbon dioxide.
Thanks to EECA for providing these figures based on CO2 emissions from 2011.
You can also:
- Turn un-needed appliances off at the wall: when not in use things like heated towel rails and appliances on standby account for almost 1.54 billion kWh of electricity per year, or 55,200 tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
- Go car-free one day a week: Transport is a major contributor to New Zealand's emissions (20%). If everyone in New Zealand who currently drives to work were to walk, cycle or take public transport on just one day per week, it would save up to 114,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year.
- Switch your bulbs: If every household swapped their remaining old-style light bulbs for new energy efficient ones, this could save up 0.83 billion kWh of electricity or 107,500 of CO2 equivalent per year·
The combined impact of these actions would be an emissions reduction of 276,700 tonnes CO2 equivalent per year. This is equivalent to over 600,000 car journeys from Kaitaia to Invercargill. It would take 92,000 hectares of regenerating native forest one year to absorb this much carbon dioxide.
Thanks to EECA for providing these figures based on CO2 emissions from 2011.
You can also:
- Calculate your footprint and get advice on how to reduce it
- Get free impartial advice from the Home Energy Advice call centre
- Check out Energy Spot for heaps of energy saving tips
- Use PowerSaver to track your home energy use and set a target to reduce it
- Cut your carbon emission by 10% - join 10:10
- Make a donation and support WWF's work
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Earth Hour inspires many people
to lighten their tread on the planet,
by showing that small actions
really do make a big difference.