The 2008 Climate Change Act established the world’s first legally binding climate change target, aiming to reduce the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% (from the 1990 baseline) by 2050. Although moving to a more energy efficient, low-carbon economy should help the UK meet this target, a recent Europe-wide survey has found that Britain’s CO2 emissions had increased by 3.9 percent in 2012 – more than any other country in Europe. This happened due to increased manufacturing, increased household heating and energy generators switching from gas to coal.
The depleting supply of natural gas highlights the risk of supply shortages amid declining domestic production and a growing reliance on imports. Instead of passively consuming electricity, ordinary households can become active participants in the energy market.
The UK’ s Feed-In Tariff scheme has been a powerful vehicle in the investment of renewable electricity-generating technologies. Solar electricity, wind turbines, hydroelectricity, anaerobic digesters and CHP air qualify for the scheme and can benefit those people for whom energy bills form a high proportion of spending.
As a known brand in the renewable advisory, Syntegra Consulting have been offering professional and unbiased renewable implementation to minimise carbon emissions for each development since 2008.
If you would like to know more about implementation of Feed-In Tariffs and renewable systems, feel free to contact our Low Zero Carbon consultants on tel: +44(0)845 0091625, e-mail : mail@syntegra-epc.co.uk
