Why
40% of the UK’s emissions come from household energy including heating, electricity, transport and waste. (Committee on Climate Change)
How
Go electric
The grid is going green fast. (National Grid ESO)
Switch to a green energy provider
If you don't know which one to switch to, use the SWITCHIT app. Be aware that some “green” providers sell you sustainably generated electricity and others use an offset model. Search for the former.
Switch from a fossil fuel boiler to a green alternative
To learn more about each green heating system, see information created by the Energy Saving Trust.
Green Alternatives:
With all these green alternatives (solar, wind, and heat exchanges), first find the carbon content of the system you are considering installing and do a payback calculation. On a small scale it may no longer make sense to install these alternatives but to use a genuine green electricity provider.
Heat pumps
Sun energy
Solar thermal panels
Biomass heating systems
Thermal energy stores
Wind energy
Recommendations
The top 5 UK renewable energy providers (2021):
Good Energy
GEUK
Ecotricity
British Gas Evolve
Scottish Power
Results are based on a recent analysis by Which? who assessed these energy providers.
Did you know?
Some green energy suppliers also offer ‘green gas’, which acts like natural gas (a fossil fuel) but in fact comes from much more environmentally sound sources than natural gas. Green gas or biomethane can be created from animal, farm, crop and food waste (Bulb, UK)
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