Novel Process Engineering Emissions Calculator

新型工艺工程排放计算器

• 批准号: 10045608
• 金额: $ 6.25万
• 依托单位: NEUTREENO LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Grant for R&D
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10045608
• 关键词: Novel; Process; Engineering; Emissions; Calculator

Climate change is one of the biggest threats that life on earth has ever faced. The slow, but dangerous, accumulation of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the earth's atmosphere has already promoted extreme weather conditions across the globe, precipitating widespread drought, flooding, mass population displacement and species extinction. The U.K. government has set an ambitious goal of reducing 78% of its national emissions by 2035 and has introduced mandatory emissions measurement and reporting across the economy by 2025\.But how do small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) -- comprising 99.9% of U.K. businesses -- measure and understand their emissions without in-house sustainability expertise or expensive, outsourced consultants? How do large corporations, who are responsible for their suppliers' emissions, measure and evaluate their (SME) supply chain to meet emissions targets? Most importantly, how will these companies actually reduce their emissions without relying on offsetting?The first step to reduce emissions is measuring the actual processes used to create goods and provide services. However, current solutions are either too expensive or, if affordable, too limited in scope to be practical. To tackle this issue, Neutreeno is developing a novel emissions platform using industry standard engineering concepts to help companies affordably calculate the footprint of their carbon emissions for reporting and mitigation. Designed to help companies reduce emissions and production costs simultaneously, it debunks the idea that "going green" means higher costs.This project supports the development of our advanced carbon calculator to make the low-carbon transition cheaper, faster and more equitable. Neutreeno is a small Cambridge-based business leveraging the University's technical knowledge and expertise comprised of climate scientists and engineers transitioning industry to real (not net) zero. With support from Innovate UK, Neutreeno will be able to achieve widespread impact, empowering people and businesses across multiple sectors reduce their carbon footprint.

气候变化是地球上生命所面临的最大威胁之一。温室气体在地球大气层中缓慢但危险地积累，已经在全球范围内促成了极端天气条件，引发了大范围的干旱、洪水、大规模人口流离失所和物种灭绝。英国政府制定了一个雄心勃勃的目标，即到2035年将全国排放量减少78%，并在2025年之前在整个经济领域引入了强制性的排放测量和报告。但是，如果没有内部的可持续发展专业知识或昂贵的外包顾问，占英国企业99.9%的中小型企业(SME)如何衡量和了解他们的排放？对供应商的排放负有责任的大公司如何衡量和评估其(中小企业)供应链以实现排放目标？最重要的是，这些公司将如何在不依赖补偿的情况下真正减少排放？减少排放的第一步是衡量用于创造商品和提供服务的实际过程。然而，目前的解决方案要么过于昂贵，要么如果负担得起，范围太小，不实用。为了解决这个问题，Neutreeno正在开发一个使用行业标准工程概念的新型排放平台，以帮助公司以负担得起的价格计算其碳排放足迹，以供报告和缓解。该项目旨在帮助企业同时降低排放和生产成本，驳斥了“绿色”意味着更高成本的观点。该项目支持我们先进的碳计算器的开发，使低碳转型更便宜、更快、更公平。Neutreeno是一家总部位于剑桥的小型企业，利用该大学的技术知识和专业知识，由气候科学家和工程师组成，将工业转变为真正的(而不是净的)零。在Innovate UK的支持下，Neutreeno将能够产生广泛的影响，使多个行业的人们和企业能够减少他们的碳足迹。