From the Council:

Stockport Council is encouraging residents and businesses throughout the borough to save money whilst reducing their carbon footprint. The CarbON-CarbOFF initiative has been launched to help everyone in Stockport reduce the amount of carbon they produce, save money by being more energy efficient and become more environmentally friendly. One of the simplest ways to reduce carbon emissions, as well as save money on energy bills, is to get loft and cavity wall insulation. To help all Stockport residents do this, the CarbON-CarbOFF initiative sees the Council team up with the Greater Manchester Energy Saving Trust advice centre to offer loft or cavity wall insulation for a discounted price of £99 – each can cost up to £400. To find out more, residents and businesses can contact the local Energy Saving Trust advice centre on 0800 512 012 or email eeac@manchester.gov.uk and quote “CabOFF.”

As well as installing cavity wall insulation, other simple measures can also make a difference. If every household in Stockport switched off their appliances, £4,100,000 and 15,000 tonnes of CO2 could be saved in one year. By turning their thermostat down by one degree, the savings would be £4,700,000 and 25,000 tonnes of CO2. And by washing laundry at 30C we would save £1,030,000 and 4,300 tonnes of CO2. For more information on how to reduce carbon emission visit www.stockport.gov.uk/carboff.