The Sustainable Futures Report

How can you meet your carbon reduction targets if you don't save energy? How can you save energy if you don't know where you're using it? What metering solutions are on the market and how do they compare?  I wanted to know how Supersmart metering from NoWatt, that Cyber Associates promotes, compares with other systems on the market. Bryony Prestidge and Matthew Smith from the York University Inter...

Counting down to the 29th July reporting deadline - a Special Offer on their CRC Market Research Report from Cambium LLP - why the Performance League Table is still important - DECC's proposals for CRC simplification - and meanwhile, in Australia... For a 10% discount on the Cambium CRC Market Research Report use this code: 37DA06. Full details here . To talk about any aspect of CRC and sustainabi...

This is the audio from a recent webcast that I delivered on behalf of 2degrees. The objective is to bring you up to date on the latest position and it's based on a recent briefing by the Environment Agency and questions that I have asked of the CRCHELPDESK. Phase 1 is looking clearer, but there are issues still to be resolved. We have to deliver an annual report, a footprint report and we should h...

Last week (27th January) Anthony Day presented on CRC to the Sustainability Directors' Conference and had to tell them that the presentation was already out of date. This podcast covers that event and things that have happened since. It all started with the report on CRC from the Committee on Climate Change back in September, followed by the Comprehensive Spending Review in October (see point 2.10...

Anthony Day's presentation at the Low Carbon Best Practice Exchange in Harrogate, November 2010. What do we do now that the Comprehensive Spending Review seems to have converted a highly complex system into a straightforward tax? Questions and answers on where we go from here. DECC has actually opened a consultation on the future of CRC, closing date 17th December 2010. If you want to pass on your...

A presentation to the York Business Forum by Anthony Day. Why reduce your carbon footprint? Government pressure - supplier pressure - consumer pressure - and improved efficiency saves money! Carbon footprint is closely linked to energy and this podcast reviews UK energy policy in light of the 27th July statement to Parliament by Chris Huhne, Secretary of State. The model balancing energy supply an...

944 down , 9 weeks to go - Registration : use an agent - how safe is saved? - online guide: private sector  http://tinyurl.com/2v9eagx    public sector  http://tinyurl.com/35r4jg8     - Last call for disaggregation - EAM : Kitemark Energy Reduction Verification scheme; don’t forget gas meters - Help the helpdesk - Is your guidance up to date ? -  Chris Huhne has seen our energy future, but you can...

Is CRC just a game? Is Disaggregation the answer? Is the Performance League Table a red herring? Read on...   At last Thursday’s London Low Carbon Best Practice Exchange Anthony Day addressed these issues and more. He spoke in detail about the Early Action Metric, the Performance League Table and Recycling Payments. We discussed Disaggregation, the Safety Valve and the Second Market. We came to th...

Anthony Day discusses the latest developments in CRC now that the central registry is open. Is your organisation liable as a full participant or do you need simply to make an information disclosure? What is "disaggregation" and how can this affect your liability - and workload? What about the league table? Why do some AMRs give benefits under the Early Action Metric and others don't? What happens...

Conversation with Shourjo Sarkar on BBC Radio Leeds. Can you buy an electric car? How far will it go on a charge? Can't we just change the batteries? What is a plug-in hybrid? If Boris Johnson wants to install 25,000 charging points in London, what will it cost?

The government has launched the Carbon Reduction Commitment - a carbon trading scheme for medium-sized organisations. In this session Anthony Day explains who will be liable, how they must register and how your company can benefit. For more information contact Anthony Day - acd@cyber-associates.com [61 minutes]

Earlier this year North Tyneside Council published its Climate Change Strategy after months of work by council officers and community volunteers. The ISO 14001 process was started in 2007 and the council has just been through a successful audit. In this interview I talked to Tony Turnbull, Ainsley Rea and Laura McTaggart. We discussed a wide range of issues, including waste control, efficient flee...

In a recent speech at the University of Brighton, Lord Stern said that climate change would lead to conflicts affecting billions of people. Anthony Day discusses the issues with Ian Danter, host of The Late Show on talkSPORT Radio. Duration: 9 minutes

A conversation with Oliver Bettis, Pricing Actuary for Great Lakes UK, part of the Munich Re Group. We discussed the scientific consensus, whether the government is telling the whole truth, whether anyone will do anything before it's too late, and a whole range of other issues. Approximately 30 minutes.

Whatever the consequences of climate change, the bigger the world population, the more people that will suffer. Nick Reeves, Executive Director of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, believes we need control population and cut consumption. The world needs a new economic model. I asked him to tell me more. Anthony Day Duration 8m40s

The Prince's May Day Summit. Last Friday, 1st May, businesses gathered in 11 centres across the country to support the Prince of Wales's initiative for low carbon business.

Conversation with Doug Stewart about what a sustainable communications company and is and what it does. Services to a blue-chip client list and master-classes and publications available to all. See www.futerra.co.uk Duration 10m 20s

This is an update to my TeleSeminar - "Staying in Business, Staying in Profit". Includes comments on the Triple Bottom Line and the five levels of Sustainability. How to save money and how to improve revenue. Detailed notes available here . Duration 33m

In this interview with Anthony Day, Harry Morrison, General Manger of the Carbon Trust Standard Co , talks about a new standard for organisations and compares it with the Carbon Reduction Label for products. One organisation that has already adopted the Standard is Citrica , a specialist cleaning contractor. Registration for the Carbon Reduction Commitment is now well under way and there is a user...

Ben Wielgus, Sustainability Advisor at KPMG.  Commentary on a range of issues including costs of compliance; how the CRC League Table may penalise prudent organisations; a suggestion scheme to motivate staff and drive employee engagement. Recorded at the Newcastle Low Carbon Best Practice Exchange. Duration 6m 5s www.anthony-day.com

Lindsey Pearson, Quality Manager at Spark Response Ltd, explains how her company has adopted the sustainability approach and has benefited from it. Should organisations put the environment on the back burner in the present economic climate? Quite the opposite! Recorded at the Low Carbon Best Practice Exchange, Newcastle. Duration 5m 54s www.anthony-day.com

Stephen Weldon, Group Commercial Manager at The Go-Ahead Group plc explains how sustainability is important to a national transport operator. 1p on a litre of diesel makes a £1m hit on the bottom line! Sustainability helps keep these costs under control. Recorded at the Newcastle Low Carbon Best Practice Exchange Duration 5m 46s www.anthony-day.com

Staying in Business, Staying in Profit. Anthony Day talks about risks and opportunities, sustainability and savings, planning for profit. This is the teleseminar which took place on 31st March. Completed working papers will shortly be available. The next live teleseminar will take place on 21st April. Duration 45m 27s

The Low Carbon Best Practice Exchange visits Newcastle on 2nd April - register at www.carbon-innovation.com . Don't forget the Prince of Wales"s Mayday Summit on Climate Chang e , and have a look at that survey of consumer attitudes by the Carbon Trust. I'm Anthony Day. More at www.anthony-day.com

Anthony Day talks to David Boomer, spokesman for the Institute of Directors on Environment, about investing in energy efficiency, government action, the coming energy gap and that third runway at Heathrow. Apologies for the background noise! Visit my website at www.anthony-day.com for more. Duration 11m 22s