«Weather-proof your house: seal drafts, insulate lofts, triple-glaze windows

Centralise your air-conditioning system

Install low-flow showerheads

Get a more efficient water heater

Use energy-efficient appliances

Fit low rolling-resistance tyres to cars: they minimise the energy wasted as heat as the tyre rolls down the road

Use a fuel-efficient vehicle

Change the air filters on your centralised air conditioning

Tune up your air conditioning: get annual professional inspection and maintain it well

Get regular car maintenance checks

Wash your clothes at a cooler temperature

Turn the temperature on your water heater down

Stop leaving unused appliances on standby settings, which use power

Turn your thermostat down

Avoid the tumble dryer: line-dry washing

Drive at a maximum of 90 kilometres per hour (55 miles per hour)

Car pool and "trip-chain", running errands together»

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