A website that helps people to work out how much CO2 is being emitted to heat water in their homes has gone online.
Produced by the Energy Saving Trust (EST), it also suggests ways that users can save water and energy, as well as cutting their carbon footprint.
The Trust says CO2 from energy used to heat water in UK homes accounts for 5% of the nation's total carbon emissions.
Yet, it adds, water use is the "forgotten energy saving opportunity" by homes, businesses and policymakers.
The EST produced the calculator as an interactive, "easy to understand" tool for people to make the link between water efficiency and energy efficiency, explained Andrew Tucker, EST's water strategy manager.
Energy used in the UK water sector accounts for about 6% of the nation's total CO2 emissions, 89% of which is a result of homes and businesses heating the water.
Figures from the Trust estimate that heating water accounts for about 30% of the average household's energy bills.
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