Make a brew ... and share your views.

Brrr, it’s still pretty chilly outside … time to come inside for a nice hot drink … and … whilst you’re sipping or supping, please can you spend a couple of minutes helping us build our Young Climate Warriors story …  after all, it’s World Book Day this week … and YOU are a key part of our story!

Please take 1 minute to fill in our children’s questionnaire – it’s really quick and easy! We'd love to hear what you've been doing to help the planet, how it's made you feel and any ideas you have shared with others. LISTENING TO YOU really matters to us and helps us make Young Climate Warriors even better, so thank you very much!

Back to the challenge … this week, can you help make your parent or carer a hot drink? Help reduce carbon emissions by only boiling as much water as you need! It’s crucial that you remember to ask your parent/carer before using the kettle!

It only takes a few minutes to boil a kettle so it can’t use that much energy, right? Well actually kettles need a strong ‘blast of energy’. An average kettle uses as much energy in the 3 minutes or so it takes to boil a litre of water as an energy-efficient LED light bulb uses in ten hours!

When it comes to making that cuppa, you might need to do some experimenting with measurements first. Some kettles have a measuring gauge on the side, like a ruler … do you know how big your mugs are? Can you fill them with cold water and then pour this into a measuring jug to find out? If your kettle doesn’t have a measuring gauge you might need to pour the cold water from your mug into the kettle to get just the right amount.

Did you know a spike in energy demand can be seen when a popular TV show finishes and people around the country all jump up and put their kettle on at the same time. This is called a ‘TV pick-up’. The biggest spike ever – equivalent to more than a million kettles being turned on at the same time - came in 1990, after England were knocked out of the Football World Cup in the semi-finals.

A huge thank you for completing our super quick questionnaire whilst enjoying an efficiently boiled hot drink – helping to lower your family’s carbon emissions – little by little, a little becomes a lot! Don't forget the questionnaire … thank you!!