Leadership
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Linfox climate change leadership – cutting its emissions by 50% by 2015
I caught up again today with David McInnes, Group Manager Environment for Linfox - you can find the interview here. Linfox have cut their greenhouse gas emissions by 28% per km since 2006/07. They ...
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Walmart plans to save more carbon than Australia
American retailer Walmart has announced it will cut its supply chain emissions by 20 million tonnes by 2015. If Walmart can do this why can’t the Australian government get our country to do the same? My understanding is that if the government’s ...
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World’s most energy efficient office building?
The Elithis Tower in Dijon, France, consumes just 20 kWh/m2 and was designed to cost no more than a conventional office buildings. The February issue of Ecolibirum, the magazine of AIRAH (Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating) reported ...
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Linfox video on their carbon reduction program
This 8 minute video shows how Linfox is going about reducing its carbon emissions. What stands out for me in this video is the broad commitment across the organisation to cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Use it to help inspire a ...
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McKinsey says energy efficiency could reduce energy use by $1.2 trillion – but reinforces the dangerous viewpoint “think climate – think government”
A new report has identified that the USA could reduce its energy consumption by 23% by 2020 through energy efficiency. The report has been prepared by McKinsey and Company, who are well known for their studies on the economics of cutting ...
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The five essentials to effectively “do” energy efficiency
Reflecting on my interviews with various leaders in the energy efficiency space there are five things you must have to successfully reduce energy use and carbon emissions. First you need leadership commitment. Second you need a ...
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Seven examples of Climate Positive Action for World Environment Day
Once you start listening for climate positive stories or examples you’ll find lots to be inspired by. I’ve heard quite a few of them over the last 18 days. Here are seven quick examples of organisations that have saved money ...
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Climate Positive Diet – Belgium’s Ghent leads the way
If you know much about climate change you'll know that cows and sheep produce a lot of greenhouse gas. In fact a cow can produce around 200 litres of methane a day, and methane has global warming potential 23 times ...
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Action gets results
Its been a while since our last blog post. Which of course means we have been busy helping our customers save lots of carbon! Its always tremendously satisfying to see customers act on our advice and thus cut their energy costs ...
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Forget the CPRS – its up to you
This blog aims to show how acting vigorously to reduce carbon emissions is good for the environment and good for business. That it is possible to create a "win-win" with the right approach. The Emissions Trading Scheme - officially known ...
