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Low Carbon Initiatives Accelerate in the UK

By Daniel Stouffer

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Of all the industrialized nations, it appears that the United Kingdom's government is far more proactive when it comes to issues of climate change and the introduction of real steps to make a difference. As a general election looms in the United Kingdom, additional emphasis is being placed on the introduction of low carbon emission initiatives, even as a carbon trading scheme for large organizations is rolled out.

The British government is now considering a plan that will force some of the major electricity producers to buy a significant proportion of their power from low carbon sources, such as nuclear power plants. This "low carbon litigation" would force entities such as British Gas to buy a percentage of their power from these sources.

Of all the industrialized nations, it appears that the United Kingdom's government is far more proactive when it comes to issues of climate change and the introduction of real steps to make a difference. As a general election looms in the United Kingdom, additional emphasis is being placed on the introduction of low carbon emission initiatives, even as a carbon trading scheme for large organizations is rolled out.

Many, including the Conservative party in that country are championing the cause of nuclear power stations, but warned that they will not be able to run as a commercially viable entity unless they are "guaranteed" a certain part of the market. Hence, those who champion the idea propose that nuclear energy is artificially enhanced, to the detriment of other, conventional and high carbon alternatives.

As carbon itself is meant to go up in value due to the introduction of emissions trading schemes, the net price of conventional, gas, coal and oil based energy is expected to rise. This in itself should lead to the adoption of low carbon energy alternatives.

There's a rising tide of opinion that points to the election of a Conservative government in the United Kingdom, a body that is clearly in favor of the adoption of nuclear power. Indeed, the party has said that it plans to open a new atomic power station every 18 months or so. While many argue against the viability of such a plan, it seems clear that either party is vested in the introduction of low carbon energy alternatives, artificially if necessary.

Individual organizations in the UK, or in any other industrialized nation, should be very wary of the potential additional cost to their operations caused by any low carbon initiatives, schemes or legislation. Every organization must be aware of the size of its carbon foot print and should now know that it needs to do everything in its power to reduce that size.

Low carbon is the buzzword of the decade. Individual enterprises may not be able to directly affect the will of government when it comes to the introduction of low carbon subsidies for energy producers, but they can pave the way for their own savings, regardless of the actual source of the energy used.

Asset performance must be clearly analyzed and optimized before a company may be able to claim that it is "sustainable" in the true sense of the word. Whether or not the company receives its energy from low carbon emitting sources, it must reduce its energy requirements as much as possible.

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