So, the clocks have changed, the nights are drawing in and both businesses and households are seeing their energy consumption begin to creep up.
But that’s not stopping many of our clients from redoubling their efforts to take meaningful steps towards carbon reduction . . . which, of course, begins with benchmarking their emissions.
In this month’s newsletter we’ve caught up with our partners at Wastepack to discuss how their members are working harder than ever to set and meet new sustainability goals.
Also this month we are looking at the latest report from the IEA stating that global targets for renewable energy generation won’t be hit – asking what this means for sustainability efforts and how it might affect the push for Net Zero by 2050.
And we’re also delving into some of the language of environmental sustainability to clarify what we mean by terms like “Net Zero” and “Carbon Neutral”.
Read on to find out more . . .
Partnering for progress:
how SmartCarbon and Wastepack are helping organisations take environmental responsibility seriously
2024 has seen a growing number of Wastepack members look to bring carbon emissions reporting into their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) work in a much more rigorous way. Here’s what we found when we caught up with Wastepack Project Manager, Alyce Morris.
Read MorePlatform Updates
This month we began the roll-out of a programme of updates to the SmartCarbon platform. The first of these updates can be seen in the fresh new look to the tool, designed to improve the user experience and enhance the aesthetic of the platform.
We look forward to sharing further updates over the coming weeks as they are launched on the platform.
Carbon Neutral vs Net Zero: what’s the difference?
The terms ‘carbon neutral’ and ‘net zero’ are often used interchangeably, but there are key distinctions between the two which are important to address. Let us delve deeper into the applications for these two commonly used terms in conversations regarding environmental sustainability.
The world is set to miss its renewable energy target for 2030. So, what does it mean?
Objectives for the expansion of renewable energy supply were established at the COP28 UN Climate Change Conference in late 2023. And there is no doubt that the renewables sector has scaled up dramatically in the last five years. But despite this, global renewable energy production will fall short of the three-fold increase originally targeted. But what should we take from this news?
Find out moreWelcome Aboard
We’d like to say a warm welcome to the new organisations who’ve signed up to the SmartCarbon platform in recent weeks. From Midlands-based FRC contractor JOS Structures to Aegg Creative Packaging in Suffolk.
Each of these businesses is working with us to measure and report on emissions with the aim of implementing a meaningful carbon reduction plan and playing their part in the UK’s efforts to reach Net Zero.