1. Environmental Action For A Better Leicestershire Saving money in current Climate Change Can you save money in the current scenario of Climate Change? Community Forum Meeting Markfield, Ratby & Groby Community Forum Donna Worship Hetal Patel ENABLE

2. Environmental Action For A Better Leicestershire Saving money in current Climate Change  Climate Change – Our attitude  Climate Change – Our behaviour  Some questions on your perception  Our response - Act On CO 2  Climate Friendly Communities – Tilton on the Hill

3. Environmental Action For A Better Leicestershire Saving money in current Climate Change

4. Environmental Action For A Better Leicestershire Saving money in current Climate Change

5. Environmental Action For A Better Leicestershire Saving money in current Climate Change Questions on your perception Q.1 – How many of you believe in the Climate Change? Q.2 – How you think it effects you – directly or indirectly? Q.3 – Which is your highest recurring living cost? Q.4 – Do you know how much you can save by changing your habits/behaviours? Q.5 – Are you aware of Climate Change Pledge? Q.6 – Do you know Eco-school Programme?

6. Environmental Action For A Better Leicestershire Saving money in current Climate Change

7. Environmental Action For A Better Leicestershire Saving money in current Climate Change ENABLE Climate Change Pledge ActionsPotential annual savings Energy use % CO 2 emission (Kg) Only boil as much water as I need0.222 Turn down my thermostat by 1 O C4.0294 Turn appliances off standby1.1155 Install cavity wall insulation14.11036 Top up my lost insulation to 270mm (10.5 inches)6.3462 Replace 3 light bulbs with energy saving recommended ones 0.344 Install a condensing boiler10.7703 Buy energy Saving recommended appliances1.4212 Wash my laundry at 30 O C0.236 Leave my car at home for short journeys1.5124

8. Environmental Action For A Better Leicestershire Saving money in current Climate Change Communities we have worked with  Tilton on the Hill  Sustainable Billesdon  Ibstock Does Climate Change

9. Environmental Action For A Better Leicestershire Saving money in current Climate Change What we have been doing…  Library Loan Scheme  Family Challenge  Green Fair in Tilton on the Hill  Village Hall – A Demonstration Building  Sustainable Community Energy Programme  Slow Food Day in Bilelsdon  Community CO 2 Foot print Programme  Eco-School Programme  The Big Switch Off Campaign  (B)eat Your Bills in Ibstock

10. Environmental Action For A Better Leicestershire Saving money in current Climate Change Tilton on the Hill 250 houses

11. Environmental Action For A Better Leicestershire Saving money in current Climate Change We won! Countywide competition £3500, advice and help from ENABLE To help us become a ‘Climate Friendly Community’...

12. Environmental Action For A Better Leicestershire Saving money in current Climate Change

13. Environmental Action For A Better Leicestershire Saving money in current Climate Change Tilton Green Fair Village HallSat. 11 th Oct. 10am-noon Money saving advice... ☺ Home insulation grants ☺ Energy saving products & ideas ☺ Renewable Energy Demonstrations & grants ☺ Thermal imaging camera display ☺ FREE cloth bags & energy efficient light bulbs ☺ Revolutionary green cone recycling bin ☺ Recycling drop off – used batteries, aluminium foil, clean solid plastics, plastic bags, CDs & DVDs Homemade cakes & refreshments Games & PRIZE DRAW! KIDZONE craft making, mini renewable energy models & apple bobbing

14. Environmental Action For A Better Leicestershire Saving money in current Climate Change Focus on Insulation 40 x £50 grants Home energy surveys - Sycamore Energy Assessors 15 more houses insulated so far

15. Environmental Action For A Better Leicestershire Saving money in current Climate Change ECO-St Lightbulb Library Library loaned to 10% houses £500+ light bulbs purchased Two lists – co-ordinator + circulate with library Circulate with OWL power monitor

16. Environmental Action For A Better Leicestershire Saving money in current Climate Change Loan of OWL Monitors Plug-in monitor 5% houses so far... ENABLE Family Challenge 35% cut in Electricity use

17. Environmental Action For A Better Leicestershire Saving money in current Climate Change TILTON GREEN Recycling Drop-off at the Village Hall On the second Saturday morning in each month, bring your items for recycling to the Village Hall foyer. They will then be taken to Somerby waste tip. Used batteriesAluminium foilPlastic bags Solid plastic (e.g., food containers & plastic bottle tops – but not bottles) Tapes and discsSmall appliances (kettles, toasters, etc.) Tetrapak cartons Recycling

18. Environmental Action For A Better Leicestershire Saving money in current Climate Change Tilton Village Hall Demonstration? CAFE training day Thermal imaging Energy survey What next...

19. Environmental Action For A Better Leicestershire Saving money in current Climate Change The Future TILTON GREEN cloth bags ENABLE work with businesses £7000 GOEM funding Action packs for other rural communities Homes & Gardens of the Future event Eco-school teaching pack Carbon footprinting (Marches Energy Agency) Energy Saving Trust?

20. Environmental Action For A Better Leicestershire Saving money in current Climate Change Cutting Energy COMPETITION PRIZES £2500 towards renewable energy system for demonstration £500 holiday in UK (funded by TG) 30+ homes signed up so far...

21. Environmental Action For A Better Leicestershire Saving money in current Climate Change The Declaration, and Climate Change Action Plan – A bank of actions to develop your own action plan

22. Environmental Action For A Better Leicestershire Saving money in current Climate Change Let’s Make Leicestershire Greener... Thank you. Donna WorshipHetal Patel 0116 305 72420116 305 7068 dworship@leics.gov.uk hapatel@leics.gov.ukdworship@leics.gov.ukhapatel@leics.gov.uk enable@leics.gov.uk www.leics.gov.uk/enable