ISSUES

Draft a Proposal for reducing carbon footprint

You have now worked through the steps, identified scopes, set boundaries, measured, counted, assessed, set targets and looked at the different ways of achieving targets for combating both direct and indirect GHG emissions.

You are now going to make a proposal and gain the support of senior management.

Your proposal will: outline your initiative identify the scopes and boundaries included explain how you arrived at a carbon footprint figure describe which issues are being addressed present your target state which emissions will be reduced identify the indicators calculate the carbon savings examine possible cost incurred (standard cost/benefit analysis) determine how you will measure progress

Check out our proforma to help you formulate your ideas. Look at the information you saved in the database to help you.

Check out the following:

Energy Efficiency Accreditation Scheme independant award scheme for commitment to cutting carbon through energy efficiency.

City University with Carbon Trust have set up a Carbon Management Ideas Generator.

Have a look at what your company may be doing overall in terms of reporting emissions in worldwide Carbon Disclosure Project

Other Useful links: www.carbonrationinng.org.uk; www.cred-uk.org; www.transitiontowns.org