Want to do something to help stop global warming? Here are 10 simple things you can do and how much carbon dioxide you'll save by doing them. Change a light. Replacing six regular light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs will save 400kg of carbon dioxide a year. Drive less. Walk, bike, carpool or take public transport more often. You'll save 1.5kg of carbon dioxide for every 5km you don't drive! Recycle more. You can save 1,000kg of carbon dioxide per year by recycling just half of your household waste. Check your tyres. Keeping your tyres inflated properly can improve your car's fuel efficiency. Every litre of petrol saved keeps 2.5kg of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere! Use less hot water. It takes a lot of energy to heat water - use less hot water by installing an energy efficient triple A rated showerhead (3 tonnes of carbon dioxide saved per year) and washing your clothes in cold or warm water (225kg saved per year). Avoid products with a lot of packaging. You can save 545kg of carbon dioxide if you cut down your garbage by 10%. Move your thermostat down 2 degrees in winter and up 2 degrees in summer. You could save about 900kg of carbon dioxide a year with this simple adjustment. Plant a tree. A single tree will absorb one tonne of carbon dioxide over its lifetime. Turn off electronic devices. Simply turning off your television, DVD player, stereo, and computer when you're not using them will save you thousands of kilograms of carbon dioxide a year. Be a part of the solution. Learn more and get active at www.ytlcommunity.com/climatechange.   Print This Page   E-Mail Article