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Switch It Off week 2009 - Starts Monday 9 November
With the Big Switch Off on Friday 13 November from 4.30 - 6.30pm. |
Background to the Campaign
Switch It Off is an energy saving campaign covering Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire, designed to show the electrical savings that can be achieved when a lot of people turn off unwanted lights and electrical appliances left on standby.
If 1.5 million people in the area stopped leaving appliances on standby in their homes, in one year it would save more than £23 million pounds and prevent over 86,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide being emitted into the atmosphere.
The campaign begun during 2006 and was a great success with a reduction of 64MW electricity consumption achieved across all three regions during the Big Switch Off. The campaign has continued to be a success with every year achieving a greater reduction. | | |
A measure of the campaign's success is that it came runner-up in Sustainable Development UK Awards 2008 and was shortlisted for the Sustainable Cities Award organised by the City of London.
The Switch it Off pages provide links for schools, offices and homes, so you can look at specific ideas to help you make your contribution to the 'switch off ' campaign. Use the navibar on the left hand side to navigate your way through the different pages.
For more information about Switch It Off please email climatechange@warwickshire.gov.uk |