Simple steps to take to cut energy usage and save on your bills

Turning down the thermostat by just 1°C could save 7% of energy used for heating, says the International Energy Agency.

Turning down the thermostat by just 1°C could save 7% of energy used for heating, and reducing speed by just 10km/h could save €60 a year — all while helping the people of Ukraine by weakening Russia's energy dominance.

That is according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), which has released what it called a "range of simple steps that people can take to reduce their energy use and save money — and that would save enough oil to fill 120 super tankers and enough natural gas to heat almost 20 million homes if adopted by all EU citizens".