Heat: Simple steps to a smaller carbon footprint

This guide contains 14 steps you can take to reduce your business’s carbon footprint and bills from burning heating fuel.

Here’s the big picture: the Scottish government aims to convert 1 million homes and 50,000 non-domestic buildings to “zero emissions heat” by 2030. As a result, most people think this story starts and ends with one thing. Heat pumps.

But it’s not the full picture. Energy efficiency measures are a “critical precursor” to zero-emission heating systems. They make sure the switch is affordable. Well-insulated buildings cost much less to heat.

That’s where this guide comes in. By the end, you will have:

• Data showing how much fuel you typically use on heating in a month
• Started spending less money on fuel by heating your premises more efficiently
• Reduced your business’s carbon footprint, moving towards net zero