A report published February 8 2006, recommends a radical overhaul of the UK tax system, proposing inefficiency charges on products that waste and water and new fiscal incentives to reward consumers for making greener choices. Commissioned by environmental think-tank, Green Alliance, the research carried out by the Policy Studies Institute says that measures to reduce energy consumption will not work unless accompanied by tougher policy measures. Domestic households currently account for 28% of the UK's greenhouse gas emissions, more than half our water consumption and ten per cent of waste.