Awareness week   |   The exhibition   |   The exhibitors   |   Shops involved   |   Sponsors THE EFFECTS   on the weather   |   on the sea   |   on agriculture   |   on wildlife   |   on you SHOW YOU CARE   while shopping   |   while at work   |   while at home Greenhouse gases have increased by 30% since the 18th century   It's affecting your life - when you're shopping, when you're at work, when you're at home. If enough of us care enough, we can make a difference. It's simple. Just enter your name and county to show you care. Name:  County:  Bedfordshire Berkshire Buckinghamshire Cambridgeshire Cheshire Cornwall Cumberland Derbyshire Devon Dorset Durham Essex Gloucestershire Hampshire Herefordshire Hertfordshire Huntingdonshire Kent Lancashire Leicestershire Lincolnshire London Middlesex Norfolk Northamptonshire Northumberland Nottinghamshire Oxfordshire Rutland Scotland Shropshire Somerset Staffordshire Suffolk Surrey Sussex Wales Warwickshire Westmorland Wiltshire Worcestershire Yorkshire Name:  County:  Bedfordshire Berkshire Buckinghamshire Cambridgeshire Cheshire Cornwall Cumberland Derbyshire Devon Dorset Durham Essex Gloucestershire Hampshire Herefordshire Hertfordshire Huntingdonshire Kent Lancashire Leicestershire Lincolnshire London Middlesex Norfolk Northamptonshire Northumberland Nottinghamshire Oxfordshire Rutland Scotland Shropshire Somerset Staffordshire Suffolk Surrey Sussex Wales Warwickshire Westmorland Wiltshire Worcestershire Yorkshire Age:  Under 18 18 to 30 31 to 45 46 to 60 Over 60 Email:  Male Female Postcode:  The details including your email address, may be used to keep you informed about future NEF climate change activities, services and events. If you do not wish to receive such information, please tick this box When you go shopping Every year an estimated 17.5 billion plastic carrier bags are given away by supermarkets to their customers, the vast majority of which end up in landfill. The most energy-efficient products carry the Energy Saving Recommended logo, which means they cost less to run and help to prevent climate change. We contribute CO2 to the atmosphere indirectly through the manufacture, distribution and disposal of the products we consume, including food - especially items that travel long distances. The distribution and transportation of locally produced goods has less of an impact on the environment. Although many modern cleaning products have a negative impact on the environment, we still spend more than £1bn each year in the UK on cleaning products. Increasing numbers of recycled items are now available in shops and supermarkets, including clothing, furnishings and tableware, stationery, garden furniture and products, and even toys. How shops are helping Many shops and retailers now have policies stating what they are doing to help fight climate change. This could include: promoting recycled products, reducing packaging, encouraging re-use of carrier bags, reducing distribution routes, buying and selling environmentally friendly products. If shops and shoppers work together to make these little changes, they'll soon add up to a big change, and a big help in fighting climate change. The National Energy Foundation, Davy Avenue, Knowlhill, Milton Keynes MK5 8NG. Regd. in England with liability limited by guarantee No. 2218531 Regd. Charity No. 298951 © National Energy Foundation 2007. Data Protection Policy