Green steps make money savings

As the dual pressures of rising utility bills and the moral and ethical requirement to minimise one's environmental pressures build up, people looking to save money should note that both can be combined into handy money saving techniques.

With homes responsible for a significant proportion of carbon emissions, making changes around the house can help cut down a household carbon footprint and it can also cut rising bills.

Heating is one of the most energy consuming processes carried out in the home and any steps to minimise how much heating is used will help cut the environmental and financial cost.

Simply turning the thermostat down by one degree can save about ten per cent off an energy bill a year, the equivalent of £105.

Then, making sure that what heat is generated is kept inside the house instead of seeping out can also help make savings.

Controlling draughts, which account for 20 per cent of heat lost, can pay for itself within four years, with draught proofing costing on average £90 and making £20 savings.

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