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THE CYCLE – COUNT AND ANALYSE
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CAMSAT – the Carbon Management Self Assessment Tool
Another tool from UNEP’s Energy Branch is
CAMSAT – the CArbon Manage-
ment Self Assessment Tool
. Its purpose is to help organizations assess the qual-
ity of their carbon management, and their ability to respond effectively to the
challenge:
www.uneptie.org/energy/tools/CAMSAT/CAMSAT_index.htmCAMSAT comprises 23 multiple-choice questions in five sections, covering
the major aspects of carbon management (Assessment and Monitoring of
GHG Emissions; Emission-reducing Activities; Carbon Offset Strategies;
Communication and Reporting; and Assessment of Carbon Risks and Op-
portunities). The results of the test will provide users with an overall score
and identify areas that may require further attention.
Advanced metering
One technology which can help small and medium enterprises to measure
their GHG emissions more effectively is
advanced metering
. The UK’s
Carbon Trust says its use by SMEs could save 2.5 million tonnes of CO
2
emis-
sions per year – equivalent to the entire annual carbon footprint of a medium-
sized city. Over three years the Trust installed advanced meters at more than
580 sites across the UK and found that by switching to them SMEs could on
average identify potential carbon savings of over 12 per cent and successfully
achieve savings of more than 5 per cent. On average, the companies in the
trial saved over £1 000 (US$2 000) a year on energy. The greatest savings
went to multi-site businesses, such as retail and wholesale chains, and to high
energy users like small manufacturing companies. Widespread adoption of
advanced metering by British SMEs would result in annual cost savings of
£300 million (US$600 million) for small businesses, the Trust concludes.
Calculators
The
Carbon Neutral Company
(
www.carbonneutral.com) has a calculator
Advanced metering is designed to provide utility customers with information on
a real-time basis about their domestic energy consumption. This information in-
cludes data on how much gas and electricity they are consuming, how much it is
costing them and what impact their consumption is having on greenhouse gas
emissions. Advanced metering is a process for achieving significant energy and cost
savings. Efforts are under way to make advanced metering technology available for
SMEs as well. As considerable investment is involved, cost savings so far are pos-
sible only on annual energy bills of €60 000 (US$96 000) or more.