New research claims British people are Europe's worst energy wasters, with bad habits such as leaving appliances on stand-by likely to waste £11bn by 2010. The Energy Saving Trust surveyed 5,000 people in five countries for the study. 71% of UK consumers admit to leaving stand-by buttons on once a week, 65% of UK consumers leave mobile phone chargers on once a week, and 63% forget to switch the lights off when leaving the room.
The comparison with German consumers, who top the energy efficiency league, reveals major differences. Britons leave chargers on three times as much as Germans, they leave stand-by buttons on twice as much and forget to switch off lights four times as much. Almost half (48%) of Britons admit to using the car for short journeys rather than public transport, walking or cycling. The Spanish were said to be the next most efficient users of energy after Germany, followed by France and Italy.
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