What you can do - Energy

Find out how your actions impact the global environment and discover a number of simple ways in which you can make a real difference.

Climate models predict that local temperatures in Queensland, Australia, will rise about 3.5° Centigrade (6.3° Fahrenheit) in the next century, resulting in a nearly 50% extinction rate among animals only found there.

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Leaving a computer monitor on at night wastes enough power to microwave three dinners.
Turning the thermostat in your home up even 1°C can add up to 10% to your energy bill as well as increasing your CO₂ emissions.
By 2015, China's population is projected to be around 1.4 billion. If the average Chinese consumer used as much oil as the average American uses, China would require 90 million barrels per day – 11 million more than the entire world produced each day in 2001.

3 things you can do today:

Let your leftovers cool before putting them in the fridge, this will reduce the amount of energy used.
Add to or improve the insulation in your house, to prevent heat loss through the walls, floors, and roof.
Next time you buy a new appliance, look for the energy efficiency rating. On the A to G labelling scheme, A is the most efficient. These appliances can save you money as well as reducing your energy consumption.

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New technologies, which use renewable resources to produce energy, offer new practical applications. Click through to case studies to discover the new ways that HSBC is exploring to save energy.

What you can do - Energy

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