Carbon Tax and Carbon Trading

The approaching changes can offer more opportunities than threats, providing it is seen in that light. Rather than dismiss it, as a thing of no good, careful consideration is needed to see how best it can be used to advantage. There is a building tsunami of hype on the subject set to engulf business. Issues with leaping to early conclusions over the exacting requirements are many E.G.:

• Technology - This is set to move a pace with the introduction of the scheme. Like computers the balancing trick is the net costs of buying now or waiting for the next generation of computer.
• Economics - Probably the most fraught. Work needs to be done to identify exposure to costs for a given business. The monetary value assigned to carbon dioxide emissions is not defined but will be in the range of $20-$40 a tonne. If you are tempted to leap to carbon trading as an immediate solution you may find you have paid 'over the odds' for it. This could be either by not needing to do so or the value is set lower than the cost. Also any new market will shift significantly at launch.
• Longevity - A new Carbon emissions scheme will take a time to bed in. During this period changes in direction are likely. It follows then that when setting a strategy to have any longevity it will need pre planned contingencies (not necessarily financial) and review points.

In amongst the hype there will be plenty of 'what', 'why', 'when', 'where' and who, crucially CarbOn20 can provide not only the answers to these but also a pragmatic 'HOW' to deal with the issues. So no matter business size CarbOn20 can offer your business an appropriately resourced solution with ongoing support at an appropriate level.

Solutions

Carbon Emissions Identification and Evaluation

All businesses will be impacted by the carbon tax and will need to understand their position relative to the the legislation. To get a grip of how much a business is impacted CarbOn20 have a low cost 'Quick Check' assessment option as well as a thorough review assessment service.

A Carbon Strategy

The key to any good solution starts with planning for it. This can be best done by beginning with all the information that may or may not affect your business circumstances. CarbOn20 provides the information for your business and will assist in strategy definition and planning.

Briefings and Workshops

In many cases a briefing may be enough to get to grips with what is needed. For a higher energy or high waste user CarbOn20 has workshops aimed at both informing and building plans to enable a business to manage a tailored emissions reduction programme.

Management Controls and Tools For Business Carbon Emissions

Having a solid strategy driven by business case for each solution within it shows the path to adopt. Implementation requires management controls designed to best meet the strategy. CarbOn20 have developed a 'BEST PRACTICE' product for doing just this. It is scalable to suit any business without the need for burgeoning bureaucracy or additional computer software.

To get further information on how CarbOn20s' products and services can simplify managing CO₂ emissions in your business please use the contact form here...