While many claim to be concerned about the effects of climate change, it would seem that countless Britons are failing to do anything about it.
The home is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas levels in the UK, with inefficient properties and appliances increasing carbon expulsion.
However, less than a fifth of people have taken steps to make their home as energy efficient as possible, while nearly half (48 per cent) claim that they are still put off by the cost of energy efficiency measures.
Some 13 per cent believe that the savings made through energy efficiency are not worthwhile, with eight per cent not convinced that there are savings to be made at all.
This may be to blame for the poor uptake of the Warm Front energy help scheme, which aims to give the poorest households in England support in making homes warmer and in reducing energy bills.
It is predicted that there will be a £30 million underspend on the scheme in 2012, which will leave up to a fifth of the funding available going unclaimed.
However, ten per cent of Brits have admitted that they want to be energy efficient but don't know how, while 11 per cent claim there is a lack of information available.
Four in ten people have also implemented energy efficiency measures to protect against the increasingly cold weather.
Kit Jones, information officer at the Centre for Alternative Technology, explained the importance of such measures for reducing the UK's carbon footprint.
"The four biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions are heating our homes, the food we eat, transport and the stuff we buy, so anyone looking to reduce their carbon footprint should look at these things first," she said.
"If people are looking for one thing they should do, they should look at that first: improving your insulation, getting a more efficient boiler or even just turning the thermostat down and putting on a jumper can all make a difference."
