Brits not motivated to go ‘green’
BY BUZZ
According to a new study, 94% of the British public want to become more energy efficient but only 37% consider themselves to be energy efficient.
The study, conducted by Anglian Home Improvements, showed that despite energy costs being at an all-time high, 40% of us still leave the heating on all day with a third leaving windows and doors open with the central heating on.
Two thirds of people say they leave the TV on when they’re not in the room and almost half leave it on standby overnight, while 63% leave their mobile charging all night.
Results also showed that almost a fifth of us still don’t have energy saving light bulbs, 29% overfill the kettle when boiling it, and only 46% of us would use extra layers of clothing or blankets when it gets cold instead of turning up the heating.
Yet 82% of people say if they could make one simple change to become energy efficient they would, and 88% say that if making that change would be guaranteed to save them money over the next five years, they would do it.
TV presenter and environmental science expert Philippa Forrester says “In light of the latest news about rising energy costs, heating our homes and using electricity is going to cost us more. We can all stop money leaking out of our roofs, windows and doors by reducing our energy consumption. We should all try to make it a top priority.”
Melanie McDonald, Head of Marketing and Communications at Anglian Home Improvements, says “The cost of running a household is radically increasing due to rising energy prices and food inflation, so it’s more important than ever for people to look at ways they can improve their energy efficiency. There are lots of easy things we can do such as installing the best thermal windows on the market. This will ensure they get the maximum return on investment and benefit for many years to come.”
