Working Group 6 July Interim Report; Annexe B

Appendix 7

What new changes towards net zero are being implemented already? Outside of the respondents’ sector

Last updated: 05 July 2022

Table 7: Summary of responses: What new changes towards net zero are being implemented already? (Outside of your sector)

 

Category

Academia

Manufacturing

Farmers & veterinary surgeon

Other

Energy

  • Green energy
  • Wind and solar energy
  • Improved air pollution and changes to transport
  • Electricity
  • Changes in refrigerator technology
  • Vehicles
  • Light Emitting Diodes (LED) lights
  • Carbon off-set prices, European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) carbon costs, Future gas prices

 

  • Green energy
  • Away from fossil based: solar, wind, earth, tides etc.
  • Solar Photovoltaic technology, coupled to (mainly) battery energy storage

Technology

 

 

 

  • Robotics and technologies associated with detection

Waste

  • Water use reduction, storage, and recycling

 

 

  • Utilisation of waste streams

Farming methods

  • Nature-based solutions

 

 

  • Carbon sequestration (agroforestry, tree planting)
  • Some living manures that is leguminous co-crops.

Consumer diet

  • Move towards less meat

 

 

 

Packaging

 

 

  • Activities around packaging should be harnessed and circulated as best practice