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* 1. Do you have insulation at home?

Insulating your walls, roof and floor will help you save energy and reduce your heating need, as well as keeping you warm in winter and cool in summer. You can also reduce your impact by draught-proofing your home, switching to low energy lightbulbs and choosing more efficient appliances if replacing them.

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* 2. How do you heat your home?

Replacing fossil fuel heating with renewable or low carbon heating will reduce carbon emissions and air pollution. You can also reduce your impact by switching to a renewable tariff with your energy supplier, improving energy efficiency to reduce heat loss and using your heating efficiently.

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* 3. Do you have a renewable electricity and/or gas tariff?

Switching to a renewable or green tariff with your current supplier or a new supplier, reduces the impact of your energy use and encourages investment in renewable technologies. You can also reduce your impact by understanding your energy use and where you could save, using your heating efficiently and turning off lights and appliances when not in use.

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* 4. How do you mainly travel day-to-day?

Walking and cycling is good for your health and wellbeing, and does not contribute to carbon emissions or air pollution. You can also reduce your impact by using public transport for longer journeys, following eco driving tips if you do use a car and considering car sharing, a car club or even an electric vehicle.

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* 5. How often do you fly?

Flying is the travel mode with the largest carbon footprint so, if possible, choose holiday destinations you can reach by alternative methods or consider a staycation, and you can off-set your emissions if you do need to fly. You can also reduce your impact by walking and cycling more, avoiding using your car and choosing green delivery options.

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* 6. How often do you eat meat and dairy products?

Meat and dairy agriculture has a big impact on greenhouse gas emissions, much higher than plant-based food, such as vegetables and pulses. Even reducing how often you eat meat and dairy will make a difference. You can also reduce your impact by eating locally sourced and seasonal food, avoiding food waste and composting.

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* 7. Do you buy locally sourced and seasonal food?

Transporting fruit and vegetables by air and boat significantly increases their carbon footprint, so try to eat produce that is local and seasonal – they can also taste better. You can also reduce your impact by eating less meat and dairy, avoiding food waste and growing your own at home.

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* 8. Do you buy second hand clothes, shoes, furniture or electronics?

Fewer resources are used if we chose to buy less; some items may have to be bought new but many can be bought second hand or borrowed. You can also reduce your impact by buying less, reusing and repairing items and buying ethical and sustainably sourced consumables and services.

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* 9. Which of these do you recycle?

Recycling and reusing materials reduces resource use. It is very important to put the right items in your council collected recycling bin, if we put wrong items in there the whole load could be wasted rather than recycled. You can also reduce your impact by looking into other recycling options such as returning packaging to the company who created it and not littering.

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* 10. How often do you throw away food, for example if it has gone off or you don’t want to eat it?

A huge amount of food is wasted over the year by households, which not only wastes resources and contributes to climate change but also wastes money. You can reduce your impact by planning what you are going to buy and only buying what you need, storing items so they don’t go off and reusing leftovers, as well as composting fruit and vegetable peelings.

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