Climate Action Guide: Home energy efficiency

The amount of energy used in our residential and commercial buildings is huge. In fact, studies show that the energy supply sector is the largest source of global greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for 35% of total global emissions! This is mainly because the vast majority of countries still rely on fossil fuels for energy, and a lot of energy is consumed for heating and cooling in commercial buildings and homes. When we use fossil fuels to generate electricity, we release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which contributes to climate change.

Experts suggest that residential energy efficiency is an important opportunity to reduce the global per capita carbon footprint from 6.3 tonnes in 2020 to 2.1 tonnes in 2030.

Shift to renewable energy 

Today, most of the energy we use comes from fossil fuels. When fossil fuels are burned for energy, carbon dioxide is released and greenhouse gases accumulate in the atmosphere, causing climate change. By switching to renewable energy, we could reduce our carbon footprint by as much as 2.5 tons per person per year! If you live on the top floor, installing solar panels may be a good option, not only to reduce carbon emissions, but also to lower energy bills in the long run. Many local energy providers also have ways to provide your home with renewable energy.

Make heating and cooling more energy efficient

Nowadays, the awareness of energy conservation and environmental protection around the world is getting higher and higher, people are more and more inclined to use energy-saving solar air conditioning, the use of solar air conditioning also has many advantages:

l 1, seasonal adaptability: solar air conditioning has good seasonal adaptability, that is, the system cooling capacity with the increase of solar radiation energy is increasing, which is the urgent requirement of summer air conditioning.

l 2, health and environmental protection: solar air conditioning using non-toxic, harmless water or warming as a medium, is not beneficial to the environment.

l 3, high efficiency: solar air conditioning system can be combined with summer cooling, winter heating, significantly improve the utilization rate and economy of the solar system.