“With energy bills rising and concerns about climate change, no one wants to waste energy from their house.”
“The Town Council is working to help residents save heat and save money. The bonus is it cuts down on CO2 emissions.”
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Local authorities are doing their bit to reduce their carbon footprint:
Devon’s carbon emissions reduced by almost a quarter in the first lockdown – News
East Devon CO2 figures as Cop26 finishes | Sidmouth Herald
There’s even a tool to help work the numbers out:
Impact, the parish-level carbon emission estimator, gives parishes and small communities usable data on their carbon emissions that is easy to interpret and easy to share.
Impact | Community carbon calculator
Using the Impact carbon footprint website (short) – YouTube
How Green is my Parish? The IMPACT Community Carbon Calculator | South East Climate Alliance
With an upcoming event to help councils and communities out:
Sidmouth Town Council is also doing its bit:
The Town Council is working to help residents save heat and save money. The bonus is it cuts down on CO2 emissions. With energy bills rising and concerns about climate change, no one wants to waste energy from their house, but that is what we all end up doing.
Is Your House Leaking Heat? – Sidmouth Town Council
With the local press reporting further:
Thermal image cameras reveal where your precious home heat is escaping, and then you can decide how to make things better and Sidmouth Town Council is offering a free thermal scan of your house if you live in the Sid Valley.
Is Your House Leaking Heat? Sidmouth Town Council can Help – East Devon Radio
A Sidmouth Town Council spokesperson said: “We as a town can reduce our emissions if we all as residents work to reduce ours individually. The council has purchased an infra-red camera and is offering residents of the Sid Valley an opportunity to have a thermal image photo taken of their house to show where you are losing precious warmth. We have a small team of volunteers who will visit interested householders to take photos, and these will be emailed to you. With an infra-red camera, you can literally see where the heat is escaping.”
Council buys infra-red camera to help stop Sidmouth homes ‘leaking heat’