Will Britons commit to 10:10?

As the winter approaches, Britons may be concerned about spiralling gas and electricity bills as a result of relying on artificial lighting and central heating more.

However, by committing to the 10:10 campaign, they could successfully lower their utility bills, while also ensuring that a lifestyle focussed on energy efficiency could reduce their carbon footprint.

The campaign has been founded by Franny Armstrong, director of The Age Of Stupid, and is supported by the Guardian and challenges households and businesses to cut their carbon emissions by ten per cent by 2010.

Who's behind it?

Since being founded, a number of well-known companies across the UK have pledged their allegiance to the campaign.

Among those is Royal Mail, which is hoping to cut the carbon emissions produced as part of its letter and parcel delivery service.

And the Guardian reports that the entire government cabinet has also signed up to the scheme, with climate change secretary Ed Miliband urging his fellow politicians to follow their lead.

Indeed, within 48 hours of the campaign's launch, David Cameron of the Conservatives and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg had also signed up, which Ms Armstrong said was "amazing".

"Who said people power was dead? These politicians clearly recognise that each person in Britain must start cutting their emissions as part of a national war-effort-scale response to the climate crisis," she told the Guardian.

We can help

We have also got behind the 10:10 campaign and homeowners can find further advice on how they can get cheaper gas and electricity bills, along with a number of discounted energy saving products, on the 10:10 page of our website.

All homeowners need to do is pledge to take action to cut their energy use by ten per cent next year.

The main areas 10:10 hopes to achieve reductions in are electricity usage, on-site fuel use - particularly gas - road transport and air travel.

There are a number of simple and effective ways that can help the entire household to achieve this.

This may include turning down central heating and wearing an extra layer of clothing instead, ensuring computers are not left on standby and leaving the car at home in favour of public transport, cycling or walking.

While such action could help homeowners to meet their 10:10 commitment, it could also see the added bonus of cheaper gas and electricity bills.