23/08/07
Water UK is working with UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) and the Carbon Trust to design and implement an updated common accounting tool to be introduced at the end of the year.
The water industry was among the first to report voluntarily on its energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. Since it began doing this, the debate on climate change has moved on. So too has understanding of how emissions affect the climate and how they should be measured. The industry recognises the importance of including the implications of carbon in all decision-making.
The first phase of UKWIR research will focus on statutory reporting requirements (for example associated with the Climate Change Bill) and operational carbon (emissions associated with electricity consumption in running the industry’s assets and providing its services).
A second phase, following quickly, will recommend a single approach for embedded carbon (the carbon contained in the materials used in construction such as concrete and steel).
Contact: Bruce Horton
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