How will decarbonisation of the grid help?

Whilst energy will always be needed for most businesses to operate, we can mitigate the impact by transitioning away from fossil fuels, and towards renewable energy sources.

As businesses and as individuals, we should all be aiming to ensure that the amount of CO2 emitted doesn’t grow beyond the budget identified to meet the 1.5°C target. This can involve switching to renewable energy sources (such as solar, wind, hydro and geothermal energy) or nuclear energy sources, as well as carbon capture and storage in long-term storage facilities.

This combined approach will allow us to move to a lower net emission level more quickly, as well as to ‘mop up’ the last CO2 emissions once we get closer to our target.