Leadership
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Overnight energy audit saves $50,000
We assume so much in life, both personally and at work. Our assumptions and reality aren’t always the same. An occasional “reality check” can be very valuable. I wonder what expensive assumptions our organisations might harbour?
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The ETS wipes 7 years off my life and perhaps yours too.
Many individuals and organisations – such as CarbonetiX – are passionate about reducing carbon emissions. CarbonetiX exists to reduce carbon emissions. And we have helped our customers cut their carbon. Many individuals and organisations are similar to us. We believe ...
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Local climate extremes demand concerted positive action
Black Saturday 7 February 2009: Melbourne’s temperature reached 46.4 degrees (116.5 deg F), fanned by strong hot winds 400 bushfires across the state killed over 170 people and destroyed 700 homes. And the dams supplying the state with water are ...
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How we have kept our energy use 75% lower than a typical office of our size
This week marks exactly one year since we first moved into our current office of 267 m2. Readings of our electricity meter show energy consumption was 30.2 kWh/m2 for the year. Thats all our energy use - we don't have ...
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Two popular assumptions that prevent cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.
Climate scientists are clear when they say that large cuts in human caused greenhouse gas emissions are needed to slow climate change. But there are two popular assumptions in Australia, probably replicated in other countries, that are preventing these large ...
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UK local government effectively supports small business energy efficiency
East Sussex council in the UK has been running a program to support business resource efficiency since 2003 called BETRE. The program offers free energy audits to businesses and small grants to help reduce waste, water and energy use. Its ...
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A door has been closed. We can’t rely on the government for carbon reduction. What doors can we now open?
The government clearly has underestimated the urgency of the need to cut carbon emissions. Evidence of this comes in the announcement today from Prime Minister Kevin Rudd that Australia would commit to reduce its emissions by 2020 by just 5% ...
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One of the most dangerous newspaper headlines you’ll ever see – “Climate change is a lose-lose affair”
This blog exists because of my belief that a vigorous response to the climate change challenge provides a win-win situation, not a lose – lose. Yet Fairfax Digital’s Independent Weekly has just come out with this headline “Climate ...
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The three pre-requisites for sustainable carbon conservation
As I've observed organisations that are successful in reducing their carbon emissions in an on-going way I've noticed that they all have three things in place before they begin to significantly cut their carbon: Leadership commitment. More often that not the ...