UK DECC consultation on how to measure and report greenhouse gases

10 Jun 2009 | Author: CCC Newsdesk | Print version | Send to a friend

The British Departments of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) launched a public consultation aiming to help organisations report and control their greenhouse gas emissions

As part of the UK Climate Change Act of 2008, the consultation was launched with the primary goal of helping organisations calculate their own carbon footprint. Its aim is to outline a "clear step-by-step" approach to calculating a carbon footprint. The voluntary consultation is also supposed to help organisations and businesses identify and then manage sources of greenhouse gas emissions by locating sources of inefficient resource use. By 2012, the emissions reporting from organisations is expected to become mandatory.

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