If every UK household installed 3 Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs enough energy would be saved in a year to supply all street lighting in the UK.
By installing loft insulation to a depth of at least 250mm (10"), you could save up to 25% of your heating costs.
A forest approximately three and a half times the size of Greater London would need to be planted to absorb the CO2 emitted annually from UK housing
Insulating cavity walls provides one of the biggest energy savings in the home, reducing heat loss through the wall by up to 60%. Local governments and councils will provide grants towards the cost, and sometimes cover all of the cost.
According to the American Solar Energy Society, enough sunlight falls on the earth's surface each minute to meet world energy demand for an entire year.
Replacing the single glazing in a typical semi-detached house with low e double-glazing can save over £40 per year.
If we covered a small fraction of the Sahara desert with photovoltaic cells, we could generate all the world's electricity requirements.
If everyone in the UK installed a condensing boiler, we would cut CO2 emissions by 17.5 million tonnes, saving £1.3 billion on our energy bills every year. This is enough energy to meet the needs of over 4 million homes for a year.
Nearly £5 billion is wasted on energy in the UK every year. This is enough to give every man, woman and child £84 a year.
In a cloudy climate for example, the UK - you can still receive sufficient sunshine to provide up to 70% of your annual domestic hot water needs from well designed solar panels and such a system will also reduce harmful emissions by up to 500 kg
