Bristol was awarded the 2015 European Green Capital award, being recognized for promoting and improving the environment. Bristol has great, innovative plans to create ‘a low carbon city with high quality of life for all.’ They have taken many steps to reduce energy usage and to build a strong strategy for a sustainable future of the city.
Considering cities are responsible for 67% of the total global energy consumption and, are culprits of more than 70% of greenhouse gas emissions, it threatens the future of our cities and, the world. Our primary energy source is fossil-fuel based, it is transported from all over the world – adding to carbon emission through continual transport.
The sustainability of our planet is under considerable jeopardy. Like Bristol, we need to make changes and look forward to helping promote a healthy planet and way of living.
It has been said that 60% of the world’s population will live in cities by 2030, that’s an extra one billion people consuming resources and producing waste. This is why there is no surprise that many cities are being rewarded for their energy saving, and environmentally friendly future plans.
More than 3,700 homes, business and community sectors in Bristol generate their own renewable electricity. This has had a positive impact on the environment as it has lead to a huge reduction in CO2 emissions.
There are many ways we can implement a positive change to our carbon footprint, just as Bristol has done so. We could switch to a renewable energy supplier – but this will depend on where you live, as the energy will depend on factors such as solar energy or wind power.
Another option is to optimize voltage production; this will ensure you are not using more energy than you need to. The voltage optimizer however, only works for places where there is a high electricity usage and where increasing voltage is becoming damaging to systems.
Use the energy saving calculator to see if you could be saving on electricity costs.
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