Residents in County Antrim have been recognised by the Energy Saving Trust (EST) as the most committed to making environmentally friendly lifestyle changes around the home.

The EST survey also revealed that County Fermanagh residents were least enthusiastic about making green choices in the home.

Overall, 103,000 Northern Ireland households made commitments to help fight climate change.

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If the green promises of the Antrim residents are up-held, they will save over £900,000 on their fuel bills every year. According to the Trust the savings made would equal the annual fuel bills of 1,000 homes.

Despite coming in last, County Fermanagh residents could still save more than £83,000 on fuel bills and cut their annual carbon emissions by 570 tonnes.

Noel Williams, Head of the EST in Northern Ireland encouraged all residents to follow the lead of Antrim residents.

"If everyone in Northern Ireland who committed honours their promises, collectively they will save around £2.7 million a year, which is enough CO2 a year to fill 110,000 double decker buses, nearly 19,000 tonnes," he said.

(VB/JM)