Carbon Footprinting
The UK government has committed to reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 80% by 2050 from 1990 levels.
The UK government is working on a Climate Reduction Commitment programme, which will extend emissions trading to cover non energy-intensive sectors such as central government departments, large retail organisations, supermarkets, hotel chains, banks, universities, hospitals and large local authorities, and will be legislated through the forthcoming Climate Change Bill.
KnowYourPlanet can help you prepare for these challenges by looking at:
- Direct emissions that result from activities the organization controls
- Emissions from the use of electricity
- Indirect emissions from products and services
The benefits from adopting environmentally friendly solutions are:
- Improve your corporate image
- Attract capital investment
- Reduce costs
- Pre-empt legislation
- Differentiate from the competition
