Business savings through cutting greenhouse gas emissions

T

he debate about climate change in Australia has been hijacked in recent years by claims that reducing greenhouse gas emissions means unacceptable costs on business and consumers. Be it wiping out Whyalla or $100 roasts, the rhetoric has been overblown and absurd.

Sydney's Clover Moore.

Writing on The Guardian’s website, the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore, has championed a partnership between business and government which has reduced city’s carbon emissions by 35 per cent and is saving $30m a year.

Ms Moore says, “The annual report of the Better Buildings Partnership released this week demonstrates what sensible businesses know is true: that action on climate change is not just good for the planet, it can be good for the bottom line.”

Her story - “Sydney businesses cotton on: climate change action is good for the bottom line” – said that in making these reductions, Partnership members have also slashed our collective energy bills by $30m a year.