What more can I do?

The food we throw away, the homes we live in and the cars we drive all emit carbon dioxide emissions, the main green house gas to cause climate change.

To find out further ways you can reduce your carbon footprint we’ve provided links to other useful sites.

A staggering £10 billion worth of food is thrown away in Britain annually, if we stopped wasting good food we could avoid 18 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents being emitted each year, the same as taking 1 in 5 cars off of UK roads.

For easy tips on reducing the amount of food you waste log on to www.lovefoodhatewaste.com, where you’ll find useful information on ideal portion sizes, ready-made meal plan recipes and handy shopping lists plus much more to help you reduce the amount of food you throw away!

Over 40% of CO2 emissions in the UK come directly from what we do as individuals; for example, heating and using electricity in our homes - and driving vehicles. Flights are the next biggest source of individuals’ CO2 emissions. To discover how to reduce your carbon footprint, visit www.direct.gov.uk/actonco2

Find out how you can make some simple energy saving home improvements, save money, improve the comfort of your home and help fight climate change by logging on to the Energy Saving Trust (EST) website www.energysavingtrust.org.uk

On the site you’ll also find information on power saving measures, reducing your homes carbon dioxide emissions and details on how you can get a free home energy report.

Did you know that waiting for the tap to run cold when filling a glass with water can waste more than 10 litres a day?

For more water efficiency facts and handy tips on how to reduce the amount of water you waste visit www.waterwise.org.uk

There's lots you can do to help fight climate change today. For easy tasks and energy-saving offers, log on to www.together.com  Start using your own Togetheriser to track how well you're doing.

Green Thing is for anyone who wants to be a bit greener but hasn't found a way.  Every month you'll get a different Green Thing to do - all you have to do is do it!  Green Thing is an easy, enjoyable, creative and community thing and by joining you'll be able to see the collective impact.  Go on, do your bit to prevent global warming - visit:  www.dothegreenthing.com