Guides and Insights

For businesses thinking about their own decarbonisation, Net Zero Carbon contains simple, practical, and jargon-free guidance for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

This guides and insights section is a clear resource to help you through a complex strategy development and implementation process. The following step-by-step guides are presented in chapters below that will be updated regularly as you embark on your net zero journey, taking steps as you do to unfold the resources.

Once registered, we will update you each time a new guide becomes available and also as existing guides are updated with new information or, for example, to reflect changing legislation.

Chapter 1: Introduction to Net Zero

Chapter 1: Introduction to Net Zero

In the mid-1700s, fossil fuels were used as an energy source for the first time. They powered the industrial revolution and gave rise to the modern world.

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Chapter 2: Decarbonisation of Business

Chapter 2: Decarbonisation of Business

The business community has had influence over the UK’s climate policy. In May 2019, 128 business leaders co-signed a letter to the UK government urging it to adopt a net zero target.

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Chapter 3: Building a Decarbonisation Strategy

Chapter 3: Building a Decarbonisation Strategy

This section will present a high-level overview of the steps a business should take a to develop a plan to reduce its GHG emissions.

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Chapter 4: Implementing a Decarbonisation Strategy

Chapter 4: Implementing a Decarbonisation Strategy

This chapter will introduce specific actions businesses can take to lower their emissions across the three GHG Scopes.

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