For businesses, the journey to net zero starts with a single step
Alex Rathmell, EnergyPro
Every journey starts with a single step. We have to help businesses to take that step if we are going to get to net zero in time, and we might not get another chance as good as this, writes Alex Rathmell, managing director for consultancy at EnergyPro
Since mid 2019 we ve been helping Low Carbon Hub and Oxford Brookes University establish Energy Solutions Oxfordshire (or ESOx), a new venture that is working with SMEs in Oxfordshire to develop and implement energy efficiency and clean energy projects. The idea was to create a business model that can tackle all the well-known barriers to these projects, then put it in the hands of a great team who can figure out how best to sell them in to local businesses.
Pledge To Net Zero, the initiative tackling greenhouse gas emissions within the UK’s environmental services sector, has formally joined the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC) Race to Zero campaign.
Race To Zero is a global campaign to rally leadership and support from businesses, cities, regions, investors and universities for a healthy, resilient, zero carbon recovery that prevents future threats, creates decent jobs, and unlocks inclusive, sustainable growth. All members are committed to the same overarching goal: achieving net zero emissions by 2050 at the very latest.
Pledge To Net Zero was launched in late 2019 to convene fast climate action in the UK’s environmental sector. So far, 73 firms and Institutions have joined up, covering around 80% of the UK environmental consulting market and 60,000 UK employees.