The Greenhouse Gas Protocol: A Key Tool for Reducing Our Carbon Impact
The greenhouse gas protocol: a key tool for reducing carbon impact
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theahutchings
Dec 19, 20222 min read
Low-Carbon Construction: Building a Sustainable Future
As a major contributor to global carbon emissions, the construction industry has a crucial role to play in the fight against climate...
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theahutchings
Dec 6, 20222 min read
Carbon Emissions: Scopes 1, 2 and 3 explained
Measuring our carbon emissions starts by first categorising them. We do this by separating them out into three globally recognised...
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CarbonNow
Oct 27, 20222 min read
Reducing your carbon footprint: Key takeaways for SMEs
More than 99.9% of all UK businesses are classed as SMEs (small to medium-sized enterprises), meaning they have 250 or fewer employees.
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CarbonNow
Oct 25, 20222 min read
Why should I measure my carbon footprint?
Let’s start by answering the question “What is a carbon footprint?”
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mthwaite0
Sep 8, 20221 min read
Working with Rabbit Hill
CarbonNow recently had the pleasure and privilege of working with Richard Kay and his team at Rabbit Hill Park. Rabbit Hill Park is the...
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mthwaite0
Aug 3, 20221 min read
Amazon’s carbon emissions jump 40 percent
Great article by Andrei Ionescu over on Earth.com: Although it aims to become carbon neutral by 2040 and power all of its operations with...
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mthwaite0
Jul 29, 20221 min read
Smart meter, smart choice
You can't move without hearing about the cost of living crisis. But many small businesses are also struggling with a ‘cost of doing...
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mthwaite0
Jul 27, 20221 min read
The splendour of green roofs
CarbonNow is UK-based, but the world wide web is global, and some recent surfing took us to the Green Roofs for Healthy Cities website....
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mthwaite0
Jul 25, 20222 min read
Where did it all go wrong for the UK #netzero?
If, last week, you weren't hiding in the shade or in a darkened room to avoid the heat, you may have noticed an interesting ruling from...
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mthwaite0
Jul 20, 20221 min read
How 1976 compares to today: global temperature comparison
Excellent graphic from BBC news comparing global temperatures in June 2022 to those in June 1976. "1976 was indeed a heatwave and we have...
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mthwaite0
Jul 19, 20221 min read
Hot, hot, hot
It's hot, hot, hot... and only getting hotter. You certainly can't pin individual, extreme weather events directly to global warming, but...
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mthwaite0
Jul 14, 20222 min read
Biking for business, or sweating the small stuff
Absolutely fascinating article from Adam Mitchell over on the Pentland blog. Adam decided he would cycle from Lancaster to a conference...
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mthwaite0
Jun 29, 20222 min read
Pulling carbon dioxide straight out of the air
As we all learned in school, trees "breathe in" carbon dioxide and then release oxygen back out into the air. They are the planet's...
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mthwaite0
Jun 22, 20221 min read
Lighting ideas - save energy, save money
Today we have three great rules and four excellent ideas from the rfm Group's blog, and an extra fifth tip from the team here at...
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mthwaite0
Jun 7, 20222 min read
Where large corporates go, SMEs shortly follow
Large corporations often set the tone for other, smaller businesses. This isn't a question of innovation - innovation comes from all...
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mthwaite0
Jun 6, 20222 min read
SMEs can shift UK economy towards #netzero by 2050
How can SMEs (small & medium-sized enterprises) like yours help to shift the UK economy towards #netzero by 2050? This is a question...
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mthwaite0
May 24, 20221 min read
Every small step adds up
Quoted in a recent Sage article, UK business and energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said: Simple changes could differentiate a business from...
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mthwaite0
Apr 25, 20221 min read
You need to know where you are... to know where you're going
Increasingly, customers, clients, potential business partners, funding bodies and e.g. RFPs (requests for proposal) want proof that...
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mthwaite0
Apr 21, 20221 min read
Could a carbon audit save you money?
Businesses need to focus on several things at once: delighting their customers; improving their product; growth opportunities -- and...
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