“If we don’t try and address climate change, our children and grandchildren are going to look back on us and say – Boy! Was that a greedy, selfish society. They exploited cheap energy for short-term economic profit, not caring what world they left behind.”

Dr Robert Watson 
Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Govt

The Climate Change caused by Global Warming is a problem that will affect the entire human race. It is a problem that we all contribute to through our greenhouse gas emissions, so we must all be part of the solution.

One of the easiest and most painless ways to contribute positively is to take action on our own homes’ energy consumption. The equation is simple - if we use less energy, we save money and we reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.  With family energy bills heading towards the  $2000 mark annually and the current economic conditions, who wants to throw money away?

Choosing efficient lighting options such as Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) can reduce your lighting related greenhouse gas emissions and running costs by up to 80%.

The Australian Government has taken a world-leading stance by banning inefficient incandescent globes, a wasteful, century-old technology.

The Government estimates the savings to Australia to be:

• More than four terawatt hours of electricity – which is equivalent to closing one of Australia's smaller coal-fired power stations.
• Up  to four million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions – which is equivalent to taking one million cars off the road.
• More  than $400 million in electricity bills saved annually – that’s saving more than $50 per year per household.

According to the Earth Policy Institute, if the rest of the world joins Australia in this simple step to sharply cut carbon emissions, the worldwide drop in electricity use would permit the closing of more than 270 coal-fired power plants.