Turn it off

Ever walked around London after closing time and seen the lights on in an office and wondered who was working that late?

Global Action Plan sent their office junior around the City of London at closing time to count the number of light bulbs left on.

Incredibly £17m worth of electricity is wasted. This equates to a similar amount of Carbon as a flight from London to New York, 346,000 times.

Whilst having truned lights on at night could be blamed on cleaning, security or the office juniors getting fruity on the boardroom table, it is still a massive waste that can be easily addressed.

Global Action has assisted organisation in the past including the GLA, who recently reduced their energy use and costs by 9% in four months. (We are not going to consider

how a four year old local authority flagship building could be plagued by inefficiencies)

 Local Authorities up and down the country should take note. Consideration should be given to turning the lights off when every employee leaves for the evening at 4pm.