• Consume less – don’t always take the extra to gain the discount
• Buy stuff that will last – avoid built-in obsolescence whenever possible
• Rethink: reuse, recycle, repurpose, repair, share
• Buy locally, ideally stuff that’s made or grown locally
• Eat seasonally, grow your own food if you can
• Eat less red meat, avoid imported meat
• Use lower wattage cooking when you can (microwave, induction hob, air fryer)
• Make sure that your light bulbs are low energy type
• Travel less by car and aircraft
• Whenever the choice is there, use public transport, cycle or walk
• Choose an electricity/gas supplier who offers 100% renewable energy tariffs
• Think about how you heat your home – don’t heat unnecessarily – think about heat loss
• Move investments to organisations that prioritise sustainable and ethical business models

Improve your home energy efficiency – seek professional advice on:

• loft insulation and any appropriate improvements
• external wall thermal standards and any appropriate insulation improvements
• installation of photovoltaic (PV) solar panels and battery storage of surplus electricity they have generated; if appropriate include a diverter for your domestic hot water
• improving your heating controls and when the time is right changing the home heating source to a ground or air source heat pump

Change your mode of transport:

• when the time is right, change to a battery electric vehicle
• if you enjoy cycling, extend the opportunities with an electric bike
• familiarize yourself with public transport timetables and make use of its availability whenever possible
• walk or cycle locally, instead of using the car
• plan your holidays or business trips to minimise, or preferably eliminate, air travel