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Save money and cut greenhouse emissions in supply chain, business told

16 Aug 2010

Source:  Sydney Morning Herald

Business leaders say Australia and New Zealand could cut emissions by at least 15 per cent each and save money at the same time.

A communique from the Australia-New Zealand Climate Change and Business Conference suggests measures taken across power, transport, building, industry, forestry and agriculture sectors could lower emissions and benefit business.
A reduction of government bureaucracy, improving supply contracts so industry could generate electricity to feed into the grid, accelerated green depreciation for buildings and broader energy efficiency measures agreed to by business and government would make substantial cuts to the greenhouse gas emissions of both countries.

Jon Jutsen, executive director of the consultants Energetics, said energy efficiency measures across the economy would save business money. "The Australian economy is only about 10 per cent efficient," he said. "This means that 90 per cent of the energy in the fuel we dig up is lost in the supply chain and end uses."

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