The story of climate change is directly connected to the amount of energy we use and nowadays we take that energy for granted. Teenagers in the 80's remember their parents cries of 'Did you turn off the lights?' ringing in their ears- are we doing the same now?
Did you know that a typical 30 minute cycle produces about 40 watt hours of energy. That's enough to run...
- - A CFL lightbulb for about 2 hours
- - 5 full mobile phone charges
- - About 1/2 hour on your laptop or 1/4 hour on your desktop computer
In other words, each of us would need the equivalent physical effort of about 100 people constantly cycling to produce enough electricty to power an average day!
Understanding the link between our everyday energy use and climate change is critical if we are going to do anything about it. Re-Cycle: Human Power Station offers a mix of audience participation with the most up-to-date information and thinking on the climate change, the energy story and the part we play in it.
