Reducing the temperature on my electric hot water system by at least 5 degrees. (This will also save between 3% and 5% on your electricity bill!) - Household emissions - 1.0%

Purchasing four 12W compact-fluorescent lights to replace old incandescents - Household emissions - 1.9%

Eating at least one less serve of meat a week, replacing it with fish or vegetables. 5.8% of Queensland’s greenhouse emissions come from the beef industry alone - Household emissions - 2.0%

Driving at least 20 kilometres less each week. (If travelling 10 blocks or less, walk or cycle. Take public transport to work or carpool with workmates one day per week.) - Household emissions - 2.0%

Turning off overnight, and at the power point: printers, faxes, photocopiers, televisions, laptops, mobile chargers, desktop computers and screens, at work and home. - Household emissions - 2.7%

Setting my washing machine to wash my clothes in cold water. When I buy a new machine, I will buy a frontloader and the highest star-rated model I can afford. - Household emissions - 3.3%

Avoiding one domestic air flight per year and purchasing carbon offsets. (Catch a long-distance train or bus instead, take a more local holiday, or teleconference.) (BNE-SYD return) - 5.9%

Changing my heating or air-conditioning by one degree, to make it less electricity-intensive. - Household emissions - 10.2%

When I buy a new car, I will choose a fuel-efficient model, saving at least 2,000 kilograms of greenhouse pollution per year. - Household emissions - 13.6%

Switching my household power supply to 10% government-accredited GreenPower. - Household emissions - 5.3%

Switching my household power supply to 100% government-accredited GreenPower. (Visit www.greenelectricitywatch.org.au and call your energy supplier to switch to the highest percentage of GreenPower you can afford) - Household emissions - 52.7%

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