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Carbon Footprint: Guide to PAS 2050. How to assess the carbon footprint of goods and services
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'Carbon footprint' is a term used to describe the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by a particular activity or entity, and thus a way for organisations and individuals to assess their contribution to climate change. Understanding these emissions, and where they come from, is necessary in order to reduce them. In the past, companies wanting to measure their carbon footprints have focused on their own emissions, but now they are increasingly
concerned with emissions across their entire supply chain. This guide explains how to assess GHG emissions of an individual product, either a good or a service, across its entire life cycle - from raw materials through all stages of production (or service provision), distribution, use and disposal/recycling - in accordance with the method specified in the BSI Publicly Available Specification 2050:2008, or 'PAS 2050'. Defra, Carbon Trust & BSI, ISBN 978-0-580-64636-2, 2008.
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Carbon Footprints in the Supply Chain: Next Steps for Business
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Energy efficiency has succeeded, and will continue to succeed, in delivering valuable carbon and cost savings for business. This leaflet presents a new practical approach to reduce the carbon emissions in the products we all consume, by understanding and optimising emissions across full product supply chains. The Carbon Trust, 2006.
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Energy Saving Factsheet: Agriculture and Horticulture
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Farming today is all about quality, yields and returns, and nothing eats into your profits like energy use. This practical Guide will help you identify where you can save money on energy, often at very low cost. You never know, it could make all the difference to your farm. The Carbon Trust. Ref: GIL139, April 2005
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Energy Saving Guide for Agriculture and Horticulture
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Every farming and/or horticultural business uses energy, and most could use less. Experience shows that energy costs can usually be reduced by at least 10%, and often by as much as 20%. by simple actions that produce quick returns. This publication from the Carbon Trust gives practical advice. 2003. Nb: A new version of this document is due Spring 2006.
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