Dr. Paul Swift, an energy consultant from the Carbon Trust, has created an energy checklist to help small businesses save energy and get on the road to energy health.

The Carbon Trust was invited by Graeme Dey MSP, the SNP member for Angus South and Convenor of the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee, to share global and local perspectives on the challenges and opportunities presented by climate change.

View our infographic on how to accelerate energy efficiency by getting the financing for it right

District energy will play a critical role in cutting carbon emissions from heat supply across commercial, industrial and residential sectors in the UK. The success of these projects depends upon securing commitment from a variety of stakeholders to switch from the status quo to something new. We share our key lessons learned through our experience supporting local authorities to develop more than 40 district energy projects, both within the UK and internationally.

The Carbon Trust conversion factors guide has been updated to use UK Government 2016 greenhouse gas conversion factors.

Climate change is a like a runaway train. It has picked up a lot of momentum and even after you hit the brakes global carbon emissions will take a long time to slow down. The ambition to limit warming to no more than 1.5 degrees is now enshrined into international law through the Paris Agreement, which came into force earlier this month. So what do we need to do to get there?