The business sector in the UK accounts for at least 18% of natural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions according to BEIS. The Government has now announced its commitment to a netzero GHG target by 2050 in a bid to tackle the climate emergency.
It has fallen on industry to find responses and action plans to achieve the revised target which has now moved from 80% to 100%. Businesses will no longer be able to ignore such initiatives, as these will impact upon how they operate. But how many small businesses know their carbon impact let alone aim to reduce it?
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