Climate change: efficiency labels really do encourage less energy use – but there's a better way of using them

Energy labels are useful, but they could be made more effective. Shutterstock

Reducing our energy use has rarely been so pressing. And one way we can do this is choosing the most energy efficient option when it’s time to buy new appliances or move house.

The EU energy label, used to designate energy efficiency. Andrew Dunn/Wikimedia