To reduce the wastage of energy replace all your incandescent bulbs with Compact Fluorescent (CF) Lamps in your house. In fact Government should take immediate action to stop manufacturing and marketing of incandescent lamps in the country like Australia. Replacing ordinary lamps by CFL can reduce the power bill by 18%. Like this, there are simple ways by adopting those, by changing little of our life-style or habits we can do a lot towards energy saving thus reducing carbon emission which is the prime cause of Global warming and climate change. Following simple steps we must do in our daily life and contribute our little effort to reduce CO2 emission.
Don’t put your TV/DVD or any kind of electronic gadget into standby mode by switching off by remote control. In standby mode it draws one fourth power when it is on. Therefore , it should be switched off at the plug point by the switch.
Prudent use of air-conditioners can make a whopping difference to the electricity bill. Instead of using the AC all night in summer, switching it on for a couple of hours to chill the room and then using a fan to circulate the cool air can reduce the bill by a whopping 35-40%.
With the average household consumption in Kolkata pegged at 130 units a month, a family can save 65 units of electricity through lifestyle change. That means reducing the carbon footprint by 65 kg per month or 780 kg a year. For the 20 lakh consumers in Kolkata that use 260 million units a month, that can translate to a saving of 19,600 tonne CO2 a month or 2.35 lakh tonne CO2 a year.
We the conscious citizens can contribute towards huge reduction of GHG simply by eating less meat, buying efficient appliances, recycling products, maintaining greenery, using electricity and water efficiently and taking public transport.
Facts & Figure source : Times of India
Poster : WBSEBDCL, West Bengal
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