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Press Release       Friday 27th January, 2012
 

Energy Costs matter more than Carbon Output and Legislation when times get tough

When times are tough it’s cost over carbon every time. That is the result of an energy-related poll conducted yesterday.
 

In austere financial times companies are three times more likely to ignore carbon reduction targets and compliance with legislation and regulations, while they concentrate on the costs of energy and the management of energy reduction.

The poll was run by world-leading energy consultants, M&C Energy Group during a one-and-a-half hour webinar run jointly with Edie.net, the energy magazine website.
 

Experts gave presentations and answered questions on opportunities in the carbon economy and how to manage carbon outputs.

The audience were asked twice to poll what would be the most important energy-related influence on their organisation in 2012.
 

On both occasions costs of energy came out on top with management of energy reduction second. But a long way behind came carbon reduction targets and compliance with legislation and regulations, and worries over their organisation’s reputation and publicity was almost a forgotten consideration.

Carbon Management expert, Andy Dewis, from M&C Energy Group, said: “This just shows that in times of economic difficulty people are more interested in either making or saving their company money to keep their job.
 

“The ‘softer’ considerations of running a cleaner and greener operation often fall behind in priority. However, we pride ourselves at M&C Energy Group in being able to marry energy efficiency and carbon reduction together so they need not be mutually exclusive.”

The full poll results were:

Q. What do you believe will be the most important energy-related influence on your organisation in 2012?
Response                                                                             Q.1                                       Q.2
Compliance with legislation & regulations                     8%                                        9%
Carbon reduction targets                                                  15%                                      14%
Costs of energy                                                                   45%                                      37%
Management of energy reduction                                    25%                                      33%
My organisation’s reputation and publicity                       8%                                         7%

ENDS.