Category Archives: Carbon Footprint

Carbon Footprint, Carbon Neutral, Carbon Offsetting, Net Zero Carbon, News, Sustainability

Microsoft go Carbon Negative as Unilever go Carbon Positive

Posted on by Craig Jones
24
Jan

Microsoft has committed to being carbon negative by 2030. Unilever has committed to being carbon positive by 2030. Ah! There we have a problem. Climate tug of war? Of course not…. Naturally both companies are aspiring to remove more carbon from the atmosphere than they cause. These are also very admirable and worthy commitments, even […]

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Carbon Footprint, Energy, News

Defra GHG Emissions Factors for 2019 Released

Posted on by Circular Ecology
14
Aug

Defra and BEIS have recently released their GHG emissions factors for company reporting. In the world of carbon footprinting they are considered a seminal resource. The factors show that the UK continues to rapidly decarbonise the grid electricity supply. Download the latest factors from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/greenhouse-gas-reporting-conversion-factors-2019    

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Buildings, Carbon Footprint, Carbon Neutral, Carbon Offsetting, Construction, Embodied Carbon, Energy, Knowledge Article, Net Zero Carbon, News, Sustainability

Net Zero Carbon Buildings Framework Released

Posted on by Craig Jones
Green Construction
07
May

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has recently released a framework for net zero carbon buildings. This is a positive step forward for improving the environmental impacts of construction. The framework covers both embodied carbon and operational carbon. We have put together a summary article on net zero carbon buildings. What is net zero, how […]

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Blog, Carbon Footprint, Embodied Carbon, News

ICE Database Launch Date Announced

Posted on by Circular Ecology
28
Mar

The updated Inventory of Carbon & Energy (ICE) Database will be launched at an event in London hosted by the Alliance for Sustainable Building Products (ASBP) and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The event will see up to 120 delegates attend an event on May 30th at the RICS in London. In addition […]

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Blog, Carbon Footprint, Embodied Carbon, News

Circular Ecology Delivering IEMA Webinar – ICE Database

Posted on by Circular Ecology
Circular Ecology
24
Jan

Circular Ecology will be delivering a webinar about the new version of the Inventory of Carbon & Energy (ICE) database. It is being hosted through IEMA, the membership network for environmental professionals. Non-members can also join the webinar. The webinar was held on Thursday 31st Jan, 12:30pm UK time (GMT).  We are glad to report […]

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Carbon Footprint, Energy, News, Sustainability

Carbon Footprint of UK Electricity 2018

Posted on by Circular Ecology
25
Jul

In the world of carbon footprinting, the emissions factors from the UK government are a seminal resource. Each year that they are updated gives new insight into the decarbonising UK electricity supply. The 2018 factors are now available. So, what do the “UK Government greenhouse gas (GHG) conversion factors for company reporting” tell us about […]

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Blog, Carbon Footprint, Food

Wonky Fruit and Veg: The Carbon Footprint of Food

Posted on by Craig Jones
14
Feb

  On our recent ‘life admin’ trip to the supermarket, we were pleasantly surprised to find that it now sells a range of ‘wonky veg’ and at a fraction of the price of the ‘non-wonky’ variety. Realising the environmental benefit of using these veg provides some simple satisfaction, but it also poses some important questions. […]

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Carbon Footprint, Energy, News, Sustainability

Carbon Footprint of UK Electricity – Year on Year Change

Posted on by Circular Ecology
26
Sep

Each year the UK government releases their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions factors for company reporting. Within the carbon footprinting sector they are often know as Defra’s GHG emissions factors, despite now being produced by the Government department, BEIS (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy). They are an invaluable resource for carbon footprint professionals.​In August […]

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Whole Life Carbon as a Vehicle for Innovation

Posted on by Craig Jones
13
Jun

This is Part II of the article, part I revealed how the HM Treasury stated that…  “Reducing carbon reduces costs” – HM Treasury, 2013 The Infrastructure Carbon Review (2013) made this bold statement. It appears word for word in the report. However, such a bold statement should not be taken out of context and it […]

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Blog, Buildings, Carbon Footprint, Construction, Embodied Carbon, News, Sustainability

The Business Value of Carbon Footprints: Reducing Carbon Reduces Costs

Posted on by Craig Jones
18
Apr

What is the value of carbon footprinting? Why should I carbon footprint our business, products, activities or constructions? Why should I do an embodied carbon assessment? These are the questions we face almost daily. The reply is now: “Reducing carbon reduces costs” A bold claim indeed. It’s a claim that would normally be met with […]

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