Electricity & greenhouse emissions
You might wonder whether turning off the lights when not required actually saves energy. Thanks to the efforts of College staff, we have saved a massive 15 per cent greenhouse gas emissions over the last six months compared to last year. A lot of this can be attributed to turning off lights and switching to energy efficient flourescent light globes. The impact has been significant.
Many other companies are aiming for 20 per cent, so we are progressing well. The next five per cent will be the hardest.
| Greenhouse Emissions | 100 tonnes - 15 per cent saved |
| Number of trees to offset | 645 |
| Number of cars off the road per year | 22 |
| Money saved per year | $6,500 |
The graph below shows our emission savings for the previous six months:
You can see the energy savings just from doing simple things like turning off lights and changing to flouro globes. As well as improving the environment, it also saves money.
