Action
Take shorter showers (and use cooler water)
86% of the climate impact in the bathroom is caused by hot water. Shower for 5 minutes instead of 7.4 and save ⅓ of your energy and emissions.
Description
What we find interesting:
The majority of the climate impact in the bathroom (86%) comes from heating water. Shorter and colder showers can therefore result in significant savings!
On average, every Dutch person will shower for 120 days in their lifetime. According to Milieucentraal, the average Dutch person showers 7.4 minutes per day. If you reduce that to 5 minutes per day, you'll not only save ⅓ of your energy bill per person, but also ⅓ of your emissions.
On average, every Dutch person will shower for 120 days in their lifetime. According to Milieucentraal, the average Dutch person showers 7.4 minutes per day. If you reduce that to 5 minutes per day, you'll not only save ⅓ of your energy bill per person, but also ⅓ of your emissions.
Steps
- 1Place a timer in your bathroom to limit your shower sessions to a maximum of 5 minutes.
- 2Extra tip: Instead of a timer, use a fun song that's less than 5 minutes.
