{"id":1824,"date":"2021-08-12T10:02:33","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T08:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecochain.com\/blogs\/effective-climate-reduction-strategies\/"},"modified":"2025-03-26T11:59:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T11:59:21","slug":"effective-climate-reduction-strategies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecochain.com\/nl\/blog\/effective-climate-reduction-strategies\/","title":{"rendered":"The 5 Steps To Develop An Effective Emission Reduction Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"

*This guest article was written by our wonderful sustainability partner Nexio.<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n

Congratulations! You\u2019ve calculated your company footprint and can now identify the emission hotspots in your business operations.<\/p>\n

You know where to focus your reduction efforts- but where do you start?<\/p>\n

Carbon offsetting may seem a great option, however, it\u2019s not<\/em> a long-term solution. Meaning: it\u2019s time to start building your emissions reduction strategy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s go!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Developing an effective emission reduction strategy: 5 steps to success<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Your reduction strategy should provide a short- to medium-term roadmap. Say, 1 to 5 years- to implement measures to reduce emissions. Developing and implementing such a strategy will make sure that you reduce emissions in the most <\/span>cost-effective <\/b>and <\/span>impactful <\/b>way. All while meeting your targets and remaining within budget.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Identify reduction opportunities<\/b><\/h2>\n

An obvious starting point is to look at the categories that represent the largest sources<\/strong> of your emissions. However, these should by no means be the only areas that you investigate. Other smaller sources often provide good low hanging fruit opportunities that are easy and cheap to implement. They could even provide an excellent return on investment.<\/span><\/p>\n

A good example here is reducing electricity consumption through behavioural change initiatives. This has been shown to potentially reduce energy consumption by up to 19%.<\/span><\/p>\n

Below you\u2019ll find a list of examples of reduction opportunities per *scope. <\/span><\/p>\n

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*Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions are your direct (scope 1) and indirect emissions (company owned = scope 2 & not owned but related = scope 3). Read more about them right <\/span><\/i>here<\/span><\/i><\/a>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Opportunities should be investigated within all categories<\/strong> of emissions. However, in some cases, the involvement of experts might be necessary and can be highly recommended. Experts in carbon emissions<\/a> can provide a valuable outside perspective<\/strong> and will know which opportunities are feasible, impactful and result in genuine and permanent emissions reductions.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Establish costs and impacts<\/b><\/h2>\n

Once you have a list of possible reduction strategies, the following should be determined for each opportunity:<\/span><\/p>\n