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the low hanging fruit

In the UK, 31% of energy is used by houses and another 46% by industry and businesses. That’s why saving energy is the best way to reduce your environmental impact and your bills.

Introducing simple measures can have a dramatic effect on a building’s performance. Improved performance means lower running costs and lower bills.

Low energy technologies are better now than ever before. Installing insulation, recovering heat from your home or installing energy efficient appliances are easy ways to reduce your environmental footprint.

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Flying is actually more efficient than driving

Truth: It is true that a single person in a car cruising... read more

Flying is actually more efficient than driving


Truth: It is true that a single person in a car cruising down the motorway at 70mph, uses more energy per kilometre travelled per passenger than a plane. But when a car travels more slowly it becomes much more efficient. And obviously, putting 5 people in a car makes it use 5 times less energy per passenger!


UK-wide statistics suggest that – on average – flying uses around 1.3 times more energy than driving.


The real problem is that on one return flight to Australia you travel over 30,000km, a distance that the average person drives in 2.5 years...