The United Nations Going Green

One of our tips for helping to stop global warming is to increase the temperature of your thermostat during summer, and reduce it during winter. Starting in August the UN headquarters have raised their thermostat by 5 degrees, going from 72 to 77 degrees in offices, and 72 to 75 in conference rooms.

U.N. spokeswoman Michele Montas said the initiative has so far saved the equivalent of 710 round-trip trans-Atlantic flights, or 2,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide. The program is set to end on September 15, but a winter program is under consideration.