FAQ
What are scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions?
Scope 1
Scope 1 emissions are produced directly by your business. Manufacturing steel? The coal you burn to heat your furnace produces scope 1 emissions. Burning fossil fuels to power fleet vehicles likewise constitutes scope 1.
Scope 2
Scope 2 emissions are produced in the generation of electricity that you consume on your premises. You're not actually burning the carbon yourself, but you are consuming it. Your scope 2 emissions can be drastically reduced by procuring a PPA-backed renewable energy contract.
Scope 3
Scope 3 is huge and can account for most of your emissions. Scope 3 is also divided up into upstream and down stream.
What's the difference between carbon neutral and net zero?
Carbon neutral
To claim carbon neutrality requires only that a company offset its carbon footprint. There is no obligation to reduce emissions. By neg10 standards, this is a weak aspiration.
Net zero
According to the IPCC, to attain a target of net zero, an organisation must reduce its emissions along a 1.5ᵒC trajectory across Scopes 1, 2 and 3.
What is a reduction plan?
Carbon Reduction Plan
A reduction plan identifies the areas of your business where emissions are being generated and lays out a roadmap to cutting those emissions.
What are neg10 reduction goals
To satisfy neg10 criteria, a reduction plan must aim for 90% cuts to scope 1 and 2 emissions and 65% reduction in scope 3 emissions by 2030 or sooner.
Does neg10 make money on offsets?
Absolutely not
The offsets available to purchase on the website are offered via Patch, and offered to you on the basis of quality alone.
Offset profiteering is strictly against neg10’s ethical code.
Reduction is critical
Offsets will become a thing of the past as we move to a fully zero carbon economy. In the meantime we need them - but a conscientious choice makes a world of difference.
How much does it cost to be certified carbon negative?
Certification and brand license fee
We charge an annual certification and brand license fee based on carbon footprint size. For companies with a footprint of 5 tonnes metric CO2e or less we charge a minimum fee of £500 per annum.
Carbon Offsets
Less than you think - typically around 1% of a company’s annual turnover. Cost of offsets will vary depending on use of Direct Air Capture.
Decarbonising
The cost of decarbonisation varies according to business type and the strategy undertaken. It’s worth remembering that decarbonisation measures such as solar installation can save money in the longer term.