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Battle of the Appliances quiz

How well do you know the appliances in your home? In the first of a new series of eco-quizzes, we've teamed up with John Lewis to test your knowledge

For most of our data we used Chris Goodall's book How to Live A Low-Carbon Life (Earthscan).

Which of these appliances consumes the most energy in a year?

Does a flat LCD screen TV consume more or less power than a big old CRT model?

How much carbon dioxide does a typical hairdryer produce in a year?

Hair dryer

The average house uses about 750kWh/year of electricity on lighting. How much energy would be saved if we used energy-saving lighting?