After major energy companys announced another significant rise in gas and electricity prices, co2balance is encouraging people to counter this with proactive action to cut your carbon emissions and save fuel costs.

The news is the latest in the long line of price increases by energy companies but there are lots of simple way to reduce you energy usage.  Switching to low energy light bulbs is an obvious, and easy, way to reduce your energy bills but there are many more low carbon actions we can all take.

Not leaving your TV and computers on standby is another simple yet affective energy and carbon saver, but you can go further.  Turning your computer off 'at the wall' and not just on the actual computer when you leave your office saves around 200 kWh per year and 110kg of carbon dioxide, as well as saving over £20.

When you include servers, printers and scanners you can save hundreds, if not thousands of pounds, as well as carbon emissions.

For more information on energy saving tips please click here.  co2balance also run carbon and energy audits for your businesses to help reduce your carbon as well as your energy bills, for more information email or phone us 0845 094 2620.