Climate protection in everyday life - 6. Turn off the heating

Oil and gas heating systems are very harmful to the climate and fossil fuels are limited. It is best to switch to heat pumps with green electricity, but this is mostly beyond the control of tenants. Nevertheless, it is possible to reduce CO2 emissions when heating: lowering the room temperature by just one degree will reduce CO2 emissions by around six percent. When you are away, the heating should be turned down, and instead of opening the window to the hinged position, it is more effective to ventilate the room several times a day. In general, it is climatically more favorable to reduce the average temperature in the apartment to a maximum of 20 degrees - but not below 16 degrees, as a lot of energy is consumed during heating. (AI, Greenpeace)