Author: Dominic Donaldson
Title: Global Warming And The Energy Performance Certificate

Article: Global warming is now something we cannot ignore or deny, the government now recognises that is a big problem that the entire world needs to deal with together. For quite some time there have been many different schemes to get people recycling and living greener. What has been most helpful has been in the introduction to the energy performance certificate, brought out in 2007. Here in this we article we look at what this certificate wants to achieve and why.

When they were introduced, the energy performance certificate was included in home packs for houses that contain more than four bedrooms. In the September of that year, that number changed to three rooms. The certificates were a direct consequence of the European Union Directive and commit Europe to reducing its carbon dioxide emissions by eight percent in 2010. Within the United Kingdom this new legislation was detailed in part 5 of the housing act 2004. It provided estimations on how much energy is being wasted within a building and highlights the problem areas this occurs.

Many homes produce extra carbon dioxide and are not even aware of how much, and with the energy performance certificate it is easy to establish the areas of the houses that we are losing energy. It also suggests practical ways to reduce carbon emissions. It really is not that complicated to help cut down emissions, even doing simple things like turning things off fully, not just leaving on standby, buying energy efficient light bulbs and taking shallow baths make a difference. None of these suggestions are rocket science and if everybody made a conscious effort to save some energy it would end up making a difference that is going to be to our benefit.

As energy is something that we cannot see physically, it is sometimes easy to miss what you are wasting until it is too late. An energy performance certificate is definitely a great start to identify which areas of your home need work on and what is not energy efficient.
Knowing the simple facts about your house may encourage you to be careful in the future with luxuries we take for granted such as running water. With our planet suffering from the effects of global warming more each year, it is not surprising that the government has stepped forward with the introduction of the energy performance certificate. Hopefully more schemes like this in the future will be a step in the right direction. Dominic Donaldson is an expert in global warming.
Find out more about a Energy Performance Certificate and how the services available can help with reducing your CO2 emissions.

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