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Australia is particularly vulnerable to climate change. As the world's highest per capita greenhouse gas polluter, climate change is an issue that's very close to home for all Australians. The Greenhouse Effect remains the most pressing ecological problem facing our planet. The CSIRO has warned that we face hotter and drier summers, more intense droughts and extreme weather events, less water for our cities, the loss of our snowfields - a vital water source - and the devastation of the Great Barrier Reef 1. Minimising the consumption of fossil fuel generated energy is one of the most effective ways of reducing household greenhouse gas emissions. The average home using an electric hot water heater produces over 4 tonnes of greenhouse gas each year. A similar home using a Dux Sunpro Solar Hot Water system or a Dux Airoheat heat pump hot water system can produce over 60% less!
It is not widely known, but the old electric water heater consumes more power than any other appliance in the home. In fact, on average they can account for around 35% of total electricity use. By replacing an old electric water heater with a Sunpro Solar or Airoheat heat pump from Dux will mean you save tonnes of CO2 emissions each and every year. On top of this, there are significant potential running cost savings and you may be eligible for upfront Government incentives (footnote: insert the main criteria and refer to the government webpages for more info). So act now to make sure you don't miss out To determine the products best suited to your needs and the corresponding rebates and long term emissions and running costs figures, try out our innovative Hot Water Selection Calculator.
Clean Up Australia is a national non-profit organisation that co-ordinates Clean Up Australia Day and Clean Up the World. In a 2007 Reader's Digest study, Clean up Australia was voted the most trusted Australian environmental charity, an amazing accolade for Ian and his team. Specifically, Clean Up Our Climate is a community based environmental program that addresses the need for the ongoing care and restoration of environmental assets, while assisting communities to reduce their environmental footprint. The initiative assists the community, government and businesses and provides practical solutions to help us all live more sustainably, every day of the year. Upgrading from an old electric hot water system to a solar or heat pump hot water system is the single biggest thing that you can do in your home to reduce household greenhouse emissions. Given the fact that Dux has the most highly awarded range of environmental water heaters, Clean Up Our Climate and Dux are the perfect fit for each other in trying to reduce Australia's carbon footprint. For information about Clean Up Our Climate please visit www.cleanup.org.au. At Dux we're investing huge amounts of time and money into the development of leading edge technology, in our attempts to manufacture Australia's most environmentally friendly water heaters. But 'Striving to be Australia's Cleaner, Greener Hot Water Company', doesn't stop there. Dux is part of the publicly listed Australian company GWA Group Ltd, and some of our environmental initiatives include:
At GWA and Dux, we place the utmost importance on achieving best sustainable practice in manufacturing and general business operations, and already have plans for more green initiatives in the very near future.
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Founder of Clean Up Australia, Ian Kiernan, and Dux have joined forces for a new program, called Clean Up Our Climate - an initiative which focuses on cleaning up Australia every day of the year.
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