Why is a carbon audit important?
A carbon audit helps an organisation establish how much energy they are consuming, and therefore the carbon dioxide emissions they are responsible for. For the vast majority of businesses an assessment can be conducted simply by filling in the free carbon emissions audit form which aims to quantify how much electricity, gas and other fuels have been used and the distances travelled for business purposes by different types of transport. The most appropriate person to fill out this form will have access to utility bills as well as records of distances travelled by different forms of transport for business purposes. It is important to be as accurate as possible when filling out this form. Following the carbon audit a business should try to reduce its emissions as much as possible. WLT recommends organisations should visit the reduce your emissions page to find energy reduction advice websites. Once energy reductions have been achieved the carbon audit should be re-calculated and the unavo
