Zero Carbon
Why Become Net Zero?
For millions of years, the natural world has thrived because of balance. Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is produced from living organisms and removed from the atmosphere when it is absorbed by plants. Oil, coal and gas are fossil fuels, meaning that they are combustible elements that humans have harvested from organisms that were part of the natural carbon cycle millions of years ago.
Since the Industrial Revolution, humans have been adding CO2 to the atmosphere faster than it can be removed. The problem is amplified because we continue to remove nature's carbon sink, vegetation, and trees. Leading experts agree that we need to make significant changes immediately, or the damage to the earth will be irreversible.
Net Zero Plans
Simply put, being net zero carbon means that any carbon that is emitted must be removed. The most effective way to achieve this balance is to minimise emissions rather than offsetting, but this is very challenging. The key is to optimise the estate and use less energy by installing efficient systems and generating low carbon power, and then offset the difficult to avoid emissions.
Salvis can develop the strategy and action plan to identify the step-by-step process to becoming net zero for Scope 1, 2 & 3 emissions by calculating existing carbon emissions, analyse current performance, identifying and prioritising opportunities; and providing a long-term delivery programme, capital cost estimates, net zero trajectory and highlighting funding opportunities.
In addition to reducing your organisation's impact on the environment, a well-designed net zero delivery programme will also reduce operational costs, gain a return on investment, upgrade buildings, and improve the health and well-being of its occupants.
