How to close the net zero gap
Anyone concerned with climate change will welcome and agree with the overall sentiment of Chris Skidmore’s Net Zero Review, which predictably concludes we’re doing too little, going too slow and that the UK’s policies need to be more consistent and ambitious.
The 25 action areas for change he calls out over the next two years are all worthy of note. But as he concludes we don’t have the luxury of time, and the risks of ‘not zero’ are greater than the associated risks of taking decisive action on net zero now.
What’s abundantly clear is that we can’t and nor should we expect Government policy alone to reach our net zero targets.
It took billions of harmful micro-actions to cause climate change. It’s going to take every individual, business and organisation to stand up and make the billions more carbon-saving micro actions necessary to arrest it.
With the compounding factors of inflation and energy prices, there’s surely never been a more compelling case to make the necessary simple resource and ultimately carbon saving measures and behavioural changes. Many of which are within our grasp today.
Here are 6 simple things your organisation could do today to start to close the net zero gap:
Appoint a Sustainability Champion from within your business and task them with reducing your carbon footprint and improving your sustainability.
Calculate your annual carbon emissions and start to measure improvements.
Build an action-based sustainability plan aimed at reducing your carbon emissions.
Switch to green energy. It may be slightly more expensive but by signing up to Zellar you could avoid £1,000s in broker fees and potentially offset any extra costs. Check out Zellar's energy and cost-saving guide.
Consider investing in green technology like solar power, heat pumps or EVs. With energy prices so high the ROI has never been quicker.
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