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Worcestershire Climate Change Pledge

Action: Reduce our organisation's energy use e.g. through using more efficient plant and equipment.

1. Start monitoring your organisation/ business energy use, if you aren't already doing so- see the page on monitoring energy use for help on this.

2. Carry out an energy audit for your organisation/ business, to identify main energy uses and to target areas for energy reduction. See the page on obtaining advice on reducing energy use for more details.

3. Obtain advice on how to go about reducing energy use- click here for more details.

4. Research sources of financial support for actions that may require initial investment- grants and interest free loans are available for this purpose. Consider long term savings aswell as short term costs.

5. Put together an energy saving action plan for your organisation/business (e.g. using the Carbon Trust's Action Plan Tool. )

Include specific actions for identified areas of energy reduction (e.g. lighting, heating, IT & other equipment, plant)
Consider including targets for energy reduction.
Involve key relevant players in the organisation & encourage strong leadership.
Assign responsibility for specific actions.
Identify barriers and include actions to overcome them.
Engage staff- invite input & participation, raise awareness, provide practical advice, discuss at team meetings etc

6. Monitor and review energy saving actions and provide feedback on progress to management, key players and staff. Are additional measures needed? Have new areas for action been identified? Can more stretching targets be introduced?

Involve key players and engage staff in reducing energy use. Source: The Carbon Trust.

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Worcestershire Climate Change Pledge

Action: Reduce our organisation's energy use e.g. through using more efficient plant and equipment.