In what way? The whole proposition of reducing my carbon emissions by buying "green electricity"? The idea that these suppliers really are using renewable sources? Or something else?

My thinking was that, if I pay slightly over the odds for carbon-neutral electricity, this would have two effects: 1. I'd feel less guilty, and: 2. They'd have more money to invest in more carbon-neutral generation.



At some point, that requires changing my lifestyle. Yes, I know that I should really do something about that too, but that takes time. This'd be a quick win, if it was feasible.

To clarify:

• We recycle as much as we can -- Ealing Council are probably one of the best at allowing plastics in the recycling box. I assume that they do something with it later.
• We've changed our boiler for a newer, combi boiler.
• We've had our loft insulation checked; it's not quite up to spec, but it's not far off. We're looking at a loft conversion, so we'll bring it up to grade at that point.
• We can't have cavity wall insulation: we have no cavities.

On the negative side, we do leave far too much stuff in standby...