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Examining Net Zero: Creating Solutions for a Greener Society and Sustainable Economic Growth
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Alex de Ruyter, Steven McCabe and Beverley Nielsen

Climate change caused by an increase in greenhouse gas emissions poses a threat to species on earth. Such emissions have been caused by activities that have increased the rate at…

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Climate change caused by an increase in greenhouse gas emissions poses a threat to species on earth. Such emissions have been caused by activities that have increased the rate at which greenhouse emissions have occurred due to the burning of fossil fuels and industrial processes in recent decades. Without urgent intervention, the ability of earth’s citizens will be irrevocably altered. Hundreds of millions of people’s lives will effectively become extremely challenging. Deaths due to starvation, lack of water, storms and flooding will increase. The magnitude of the crisis confronting humanity has resulted in means the formation of what’s known as the ‘Net Zero’ target set by The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2024), a United Nations body consisting of global experts on climate change in 1994. This chapter explains why climate change has occurred, what its impact may be and how intervention by governments as well as all organisations and individuals catastrophe can be avoided. There is an overview of subsequent chapters contained in this book.

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Publication date: 11 November 2013

Beverley Hill

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Journal of Communication Management, vol. 17 no. 4
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Journal of Communication Management, vol. 17 no. 1
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Beverley Nielsen

Transport is responsible for around a quarter of global emissions. It is 91% fossil fuel dependent for energy, with emissions remaining stubbornly high, increasing in the EU since…

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Transport is responsible for around a quarter of global emissions. It is 91% fossil fuel dependent for energy, with emissions remaining stubbornly high, increasing in the EU since 1990 and falling since then by just 15% in the UK. The UK’s National Infrastructure Commission (NIC), in producing its second assessment, a major strategic overview for the next 30 years, emphasises a near universal dependency on electricity and hydrogen to decarbonise transport emissions. Locally distributed energy solutions are not considered part of their approach and neither do they consider where the products proposed for mass adoption – electric vehicles (EVs) are to be manufactured. Embodied carbon emissions are not taken into account, with emissions analysis focused on zero tailpipe emissions. Green gases which can be used in combustion engines and hybrids, harnessing existing supply chains and maintenance service provision, are also not seen as part of the solution, even during transition. Manufacturers are concerned that legislation and policy approaches, such as the Zero Emissions Vehicle Mandate, will lead to off-shoring of production. Zero Emissions Vehicles do not consider tyre emissions, which some research has shown to be many times higher than tailpipe emissions with devastating impacts on ecosystems. The chapter proposes the need for a greater holistic and circular approach to be taken to embodied carbon, mineral and resource utilisation together with biodiversity and planetary impacts.

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Carl Arntzen

Bosch Thermotechnology is working to develop Net Zero, ethical manufacturing solutions so that the manufacturing of home heating products is not simply off-shored. With 85% of UK…

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Bosch Thermotechnology is working to develop Net Zero, ethical manufacturing solutions so that the manufacturing of home heating products is not simply off-shored. With 85% of UK homes using gas boilers for heating, the challenges are considerable. Hydrogen is advocated as a solution, but the production of green hydrogen at a sufficient scale remains challenging. A tailored approach to decarbonising home heating is advocated by Bosch Thermotechnology, with electrification of new build homes, but, with a more cautious approach for existing homes drawing on a diverse range of technologies to suit individual and geographic circumstances including heat networks, hydrogen boilers, heat pumps (HPs) and, in particular, hybrids (boiler and HP). This approach contrasts with the UK government’s focus on electrification and HPs as a near universal solution having set up the Clean Heat Market Mechanism (CHMM) placing obligations on boiler manufacturers to ensure they sell defined quantities of heat pumps from 2024, leading to fines where these targets are not achieved. The suitability of UK homes for heat pump technology is considered along with a phased hybrid solution. Hybrid HPs can deliver up to 80% carbon emissions reduction when compared to a 100% HP installation, for just 20% of the installation cost.

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David Horsfall

The Tyseley Energy Park’s (TEP) mission is to transform clean energy innovation by stimulating and demonstrating new technologies, turning them into commercially viable systems…

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The Tyseley Energy Park’s (TEP) mission is to transform clean energy innovation by stimulating and demonstrating new technologies, turning them into commercially viable systems contributing to Birmingham City Council’s commitments to be Net Zero (NZ) by 2030.

TEP’s development plan commits to delivering low and zero carbon power, transport, heat, waste and recycling solutions delivered through development phases: 10 MW Waste Wood Biomass Power Plant, a £47 million investment, supplies renewable electricity to Webster and Horsfall, the original site owner, along with tenants across this 17-acre site, providing the foundations for a distributed energy system. The Waste Wood Biomass Power Plant diverts 72,000 tonnes of waste wood from landfill with the sustainable power generated equivalent to 17,000 homes’ requirements. Later, phases have seen the development of the UK’s first low and zero carbon refuelling station with the hydrogen station supplying public and commercial vehicles with hydrogen for Birmingham’s bus fleet. Partners on site are in the process of bringing forward a first-of-a-kind commercial scale electric charging station supply liquid fuels including drop in replacements for diesel such as hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) is also avaliable.

On site, the University of Birmingham has created a sustainable energy research and innovation centre that promotes innovation in waste, energy and low carbon vehicle systems across the West Midlands.

Within refurbished building on site, the Incubation Hub offers an integrated package of support to drive business growth amongst low-carbon energy businesses. This initiative has been developed in partnership with the University of Birmingham’s Energy Institute’s SME Engagement Programme.

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Holly Johnson

Amtico, as a brand leader in luxury vinyl tiles (LVTs), is a 60-year-old design, manufacturing, sales and marketing business. As a plastics-based product manufacturer, the…

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Amtico, as a brand leader in luxury vinyl tiles (LVTs), is a 60-year-old design, manufacturing, sales and marketing business. As a plastics-based product manufacturer, the business undertakes energy-intensive production processes and has relied on fossil fuel-derived raw materials for decades. To assist on their journey to net zero, they engaged consultants and began harnessing the ingenuity, knowledge and insights of their entire workforce to develop four sustainability pillars. In 2023, they launched their first externally facing sustainability report, ‘This is Where we Stand’, reviewing actions taken during 2022 including, in full, their energy consumption, carbon footprint and product intensity ratios. In December 2022, the business launched Amtico Bio, a bio-attributed LVT option, starting to tackle the embodied carbon issue and demonstrating that the carbon footprint of their products could be effectively reduced. It relied upon deeper partnerships developed with their polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin suppliers. To provide traceability and credibility, a further partnership was formed with the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC), providing ISCC Plus certification and demonstrating strict auditing, and verification processes were in place for traceability of biomass consumption throughout the supply chain. In addition, far-reaching action plans have been put in place to reduce emissions in production and post-production, with recycling and working towards a circular economy at the heart of the company ethos. Amtico has also set an aspirational target to reach net zero carbon by 2040 as a demonstration of its commitment to reducing its impact on the environment and global warming.

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