Turning down the heat in support of National Sweater Day
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The Weather Network's morning show participates in National Sweater Day
Andrea Stockton, staff writer
February 9, 2012 — Canadians are called to bundle up and turn down the heat on Thursday. The Weather Network has accepted the challenge and is participating in National Sweater Day.
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Turning down the thermostat is an easy way to save energy
National Sweater Day is a campaign from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) that encourages Canadians to take a second and consider the value of energy. Officials say by turning down the thermostat by just a couple of degrees during the winter months can make a big difference to the impact on the environment.
According to the WWF, "energy creation and consumption are among the biggest causes of carbon emission...If every Canadian turned down their thermostat by two degrees in the winter, 2.2 megatonnes of carbon dioxide could be saved each year--the equivalent of taking about 350,000 cars off the road."
So in support of National Sweater Day on Thursday, Canadians are urged to wear a fun sweater and turn down the thermostats both at home and at work.
"It is designed to help raise awareness and change behaviours around energy consumption in Canada," says the WWF.
The WWF also provides these points on energy use in Canada:
- Household and business heating and cooling accounts for a significant portion of Canada's fuel emissions.
- Residential heating produces about 44 megatonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year.
- If every Canadian turned down their thermostat by two degrees each winter, 2.2 megatonnes of carbon dioxide could be saved every year.
- Reducing use of fossil fuels is a key way to minimize our dependence on these resources.
- Canadians have the 7th largest ecological footprint of 130 nations surveyed in WWF's 2010 Living Planet Report.
- More than half of Canada's total footprint is a result of its carbon footprint, derived predominantly from fossil fuel use--mainly from transportation, heating and electricity generation from coal, oil and gas.
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