RADICAL proposals to have a two-hour "Big Switch-Off" across Kirklees have been proposed by the Liberal Democrats environment spokesperson.
Clr Ann Denham wants Kirkles Council to launch a campaign to persuade householders to switch off electricity.
She has written to council chief executive Rob Vincent asking for energy suppliers to measure how much energy can be saved for two hours between 4.30 and 6.30pm if people turn off appliances and don't use the standby button.
Clr Denham said only small changes needed to be made to make a difference.
"Turning off equipment at home such as TVs and videos on standby can prevent thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide going into the atmosphere causing climate change, and slash home electricity bills by up to a quarter," she said.
She added that Kirklees had a creditable record on the environment but more needed to be done to force emissions down to a sustainable level that would stop climate chaos, rising sea levels and extreme weather conditions.
And she added that Kirklees was producing 3.5 times more C02 per person than it should be doing on a global scale.
"We only need to make small changes that could really make a difference.
"For example if everyone in the UK turned their appliances off and avoided using the standby button then we would save enough money to pay the wages of 10,000 new nurses."
