Today the majority of the electricity we use in and around the home is generated by burning fossil fuels which release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. According to the Royal Society, there is now a scientific consensus that this is beginning to directly impact upon our climate system and threaten the world in which we live.
Fortunately new technologies are enabling us to ever more effectively harness less damaging, renewable energy sources including wind, hydro and solar power. These power sources are known collectively as 'Green Energy' sources and generate low or no greenhouse gas emissions. As a result we can all contribute to reducing emissions in a number of ways: