If we want to save energy then we need to change the way we behave. Let’s find out just how environmentally aware you are.

1. You decide to fly to an island 5,000 miles away for a holiday. How many trees would you need to plant to offset or make up for the CO₂ emissions produced by the flight?
A 0.2
B 20
C 2
2. Which is the most environmentally friendly way to clean your clothes?
A Hand-wash the clothes in hot water
B Take them to the dry cleaners
C Machine-wash the clothes in cold water
3. You are tidying up your house in the evening, going back and forth between the bedroom, kitchen and living room, spending five to ten minutes in each room as you sort out the clutter. What is the best way to make sure your lights aren’t needlessly wasting energy?
A Keep the lights on as you go from room to room until the job is done
B Turn the lights off every time you leave a room and then on again when you return
4. You decide to cook a baked potato for lunch. Which is the most energy-efficient way of cooking the potato?
A Put it in an electric oven to cook slowly for an hour
B Quickly zap it in the microwave
5. You want to really make a significant contribution to the reduction of CO₂ emissions. Which of these would be of the most benefit over the course of a year?
A Taking the train instead of driving a car
B Hanging your washing out to dry rather than using the tumble dryer
C Working from home one day a week

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Climate change is now something that we cannot close your eyes to, and governments all over the world have finally realized that they have to sit up and take notice. These are some of the things that many scientists predict will happen it we carry on polluting the atmosphere with CO₂ emissions.

Short term: by the year 2050

• More than a third of the world's plant and animal species will have become extinct.
• The ice in the Arctic Sea will melt every summer, causing the extinction of polar bears, and many glaciers, for example on Mount Kilimanjaro, will have melted completely.
• 50% of the worlds ski resorts will have closed down due to lack of snow.

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Do you ... ?

1 = always   2 = often   3 = sometimes   4 = hardly ever   5 = never

1 2 3 4 5	1. avoid throwing things away if they can be reused, repaired, or recycled
1 2 3 4 5	2. use recycled paper
1 2 3 4 5	3. recycle paper, glass, and cans
1 2 3 4 5	4. avoid products from nonrenewable sources
1 2 3 4 5	5. avoid buying overpackaged products
1 2 3 4 5	6. walk or use a bike when traveling short distances
1 2 3 4 5	7. use public transportation when traveling long distances
1 2 3 4 5	8. avoid using the air-conditioning in the summer
1 2 3 4 5	9. make sure the heat isn't turned up too high in the winter
1 2 3 4 5	10. use low-energy light bulbs
1 2 3 4 5	11. turn off the lights when you leave a room
1 2 3 4 5	12. avoid using more water than you need

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