In the last few weeks we have seen the UK government announce that schoolchildren between the ages 11 - 14 are to take compulsory cooking lessons in an attempt to tackle the ever growing obesity problem. Some classes even offer to teach teenagers about debt and how to avoid a lifetime of owing money. So why not have energy efficient classes?  If we could teach our children how to take a few simple steps to save energy in the home then hopefully habits learned in childhood are taken into adulthood and an energy efficient life. The savings potentially are massive. Unlike obesity and debt we are not quite at crisis point and this step would be a proactive move on behalf of the government showing serious long term commitment to reducing the impacts of climate change. Perhaps Mr. Brown, Mr. Benn and Mr. Balls need to get their heads together to make some real change happen!