British Gas is set to increase the price of energy for its domestic customers from September. The move will see the cost of gas increase by 12.4% and electricity by 9.4%  Britain is Europe's worst energy waster, with bad habits such as leaving appliances on standby set to cost households 11bn GBP by 2010, a study has claimed. BBC The carbon market has grown three-fold over the last year, with over 3 million carbon credits now being traded each day within the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). In 2006 the carbon market in Europe was worth in the region of 14.6 billion Euro, up from  7 billion Euro in 2005. Prime Minister Gordon brown has committed the UK to reduce CO2 by 60% before 2050. UK is Working to achieve a 50% reduction in carbon emission associated with UK buildings by 2030. "70% of CO2 in London is due to Buildings" - Friends of the Earth The educational sector spends 350 million GBP on wastage energy. Brazil's annual energy wastage, estimated at US$2.25 billion India's potential energy saving market is estimated at more than US $3.1 billion China is second largest energy consumer in the world estimated saving potential is more than $4.0 billion  UK Annual potential energy saving is estimated at more than $3.4 billion Rest of world potential energy saving is estimated more than $5 trillion Source: Energy Saving Trust UK Government announced 6 BILLION Euro per year, to reduce carbon footprint