Let clothes dry naturally. Try to walk or cycle for short journeys instead of using your car. Replace the most frequently used lights in the house with low energy bulbs. Drive more smoothly, sharp breaking and acceleration wastes fuel and produces more emissions. These figures come from White-Collar CO2 Energy consumption in the service sector published by The Association for the Conservation of Energy.
Most electricity is produced by burning fossil fuels such as coal or gas.
This process produces a number of damaging emissions, including carbon dioxide, which is a major contributor to climate change.