Curriculum Green Living at Home: The Economics
Green Living at Home: The Economics
When going green saves money and when it doesn't - payback periods, star-labelled appliances, the LED revolution, induction vs gas cooking, saving water, cool roofs, household carbon footprints, greenwashing, green loans, Mission LiFE and the rebound effect.
- Going Green at Home: Upfront Costs vs Savings How to judge green purchases by comparing higher upfront costs with lower running costs, using payback periods and lifetime savings. 📄 Read-aloud
- Star Labels and Efficient Appliances How India's energy star labels help buyers compare appliances, why five-star models often save money, and how standards push manufacturers. 📄 Read-aloud
- The LED Revolution and UJALA How India's UJALA programme used bulk procurement to cut LED bulb prices dramatically and distribute hundreds of millions of bulbs, saving energy and money. 📄 Read-aloud
- Cooking Costs: Induction, LPG and PNG How the cost of cooking with LPG cylinders, piped gas and electric induction compare, and what affects the choice for Indian households. 📄 Read-aloud
- Saving Water at Home How households use water, why urban water is often underpriced, and simple changes and devices that save water and money. 📄 Read-aloud
- Cool Roofs and Keeping Homes Comfortable How reflective roofs, insulation, shading and ventilation reduce indoor heat and cooling bills, and why they matter more as heatwaves intensify. 📄 Read-aloud
- Green Living at Home: Checkpoint 1 Quick checkpoint - five questions on payback, star labels, UJALA, cooking fuels and saving water. 5 questions
- Your Household's Carbon Footprint Where a typical household's greenhouse gas emissions come from, how Indian footprints compare globally, and which choices make the biggest difference. 📄 Read-aloud
- Greenwashing: Spotting Fake Green Claims How companies make misleading environmental claims, the tricks to watch for, and new rules against greenwashing in India and abroad. 📄 Read-aloud
- Green Loans and Finance for Households How loans and deposits linked to green projects help households afford solar panels, EVs and efficient homes, and the risks of green finance labels. 📄 Read-aloud
- Mission LiFE: Lifestyle for Environment India's campaign to encourage sustainable everyday behaviour, what it promotes, and the debate about individual versus systemic change. 📄 Read-aloud
- The Rebound Effect Why energy efficiency sometimes saves less than expected because people use more, from Jevons's coal paradox to air conditioners today. 📄 Read-aloud
- Doing the Green Maths A simple way to prioritise green choices at home by cost and impact, and a recap of the module. 📄 Read-aloud