OK - now for some fun! Here are some ideas to spice up your love life whilst also greening your lifestyle. Enjoy! 1. Get the body of Adonis/Aphrodite - Rip those muscles, firm those thighs and wow your partner with a fantastic physique by... cycling to work. Walking or cycling all journeys that don't need to be driven will tone your body, improve your fitness will boost your stamina, not to mention cut your carbon emissions. 25% of all carbon emissions in the UK come from transport. 2. The perfect ice breaker - For that special someone at work who you really fancy, car-sharing journeys each morning and night could be the ideal way to get up close and personal. It is also a great way of cutting your commuting emissions in two. 3. Wine and dine - If the car-sharing tactic does the trick, why not invite your companion around for dinner? After all, the route to their heart could well be through their stomach. Cooking for two commonly generates less emissions than individually prepared meals. 4. Salad of love - The lettuce species Lactuca serriola has an aphrodisiac quality, a fact discovered by the ancient Egyptians. You won't find it stocked in supermarkets so why not grow it at home and add it to salads to boost your romantic desires. Home grown produce reduces emissions caused by transportion or the machinery used in industrial scale food production. 5. Get lathered up - Sharing a bath with your partner can be a most intimate and loving act so, turn on the taps and start bonding. 40% of your energy bill is generated from heating and hot water. Sharing a bath will save you money and cut your carbon emissions. 6. 007 HEAVEN- It would seem that James Bond is a keen advocate of energy efficiency. He has often wooed Russian agents by insisting that, ‘We must use bodily warmth to make it through to morning'. So why don't you turn the heating down and snuggle up. By turning your thermostat down by one degree you could make a 10% saving on heating bills. 7. No lights please, we're British - It may be a little unadventurous to turn the lights off on intimacy but by preserving a little modesty you may encourage the relationship to ‘blossom' . Lighting your home makes up 15% of your electricity bill so switching them off will save you cash and reduce CO2.Good
