Decisions, decisions… dishwasher or washing up bowl? Bath or shower? Water-saving or carbon-saving? Yes, you know that, generally speaking, the dishwasher uses less water than washing up by hand, and that the shower uses less water than a bath - but how can you even begin to fathom their carbon emissions?rnThese are the kinds of questions that the Energy Saving Trust is starting to answer, thanks to new research it has commissioned into the relationship between water-saving and energy.rn"There's been quite a lot of information from water companies about how water is used in homes," says Magda Styles, the organisation's Waste and Water Strategy Manager. "A third goes on toilet flushing, 20% on bathing - these kinds of statistics - but we had no idea how it translates into carbon emissions."
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