New Government website

The Australian Government’s Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency has set up a climate change website that can keep families and businesses and industries up to date on the latest climate change information and ideas that are coming out of Canberra. The website is most specifically designed to tackle the challenges of climate change and focuses on a number of main areas.

These include:

•                      Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
•                      Promoting energy efficiency
•                      Adapting to climate change impacts
•                      Helping to shape a global solution 

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions

At present, the main requirement for the human race is a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. The Australian government currently invests more than $5billion towards developing clean energy technologies, and once a carbon tax is introduced this amount it set to rise.

Encouraging business to reduce emissions

The new website also encourages Australian businesses “to take action to reduce their emissions through the Clean Business Australia program which promotes and advocates an increase in energy efficiency in Australian workplaces and buildings.”

Encouraging households to take action

It is also important Australian households take action as 20% of Australian carbon pollution is generated by these. The website outlines various ways in which average households across our continent can make a true difference. And while these measures may seem insignificant on their own, when combined with the changes each and every household can make, these impacts can be significant and considerable. Ways to reduce your household’s carbon footprint include considering:

•                      the ways you travel to and from work
•                      the ways you travel to and from school
•                      the way you use electrical appliances
•                      the way you use your air conditioning
•                      the way you use your heating appliances
•                      whether you turn appliances off at the power point when not in use
•                      turning off computer when not in use
•                      planting trees
•                      recycling
•                      watching water use
•                      Products you use at home. 

Eco-friendly products

Envirosafe Solutions has developed an Environmentally Friendly Liquids and other products that are suitable for both domestic and business use. These products may contribute to the reduction or minimisation of your carbon footprint and can reduce harsh chemical impacts on the local and national environment. Unlike other eco-friendly products that may be on the market, the Envirosafe Solutions range does not compromise on results or quality, so you can be assured of the results you require.

All households, as well as local councils, businesses, organisations, industries and governments are currently adjusting to the reality of climate change. All of us are learning new strategies and adaptations which require commitment, research and effort on our parts.

You can be a part of a solutions-based change in household practices and business practices. Please call Envirosafe Solutions to enquire about and purchase our eco-friendly liquids and products. You can feel good and simply do well by purchasing Envirosafe Solutions products. 1300 889070.

 

Are you an extreme green EFB?

Today Envirosafe Solutions considers the real meaning of environmentally friendly business (EFB.) What does it mean and what does it entail? Are you addressing and embracing sustainability and change in your workplace, or are you lagging behind the times and adhering to outmoded and environmentally harmful – possibly even irresponsible attitudes – that hurt your profit margin and may even damage your brand reputation in both the short and long term.

Here is a comprehensive outline of what it really means to be an EFB.

Are you an environmentally friendly business? The likelihood is you have begun to incorporate a few environmentally friendly approaches in the workplace. Perhaps you are less liberal with printing and paper usage than you were five years ago. Perhaps you turn off your computer or the lights on the way out of your office at the end of the day. Perhaps you even encourage others in the workplace to ride a bicycle or catch public transport, rather than drive to work each and every day solo.

These are, without a doubt, some of the steps you and I can take to become an EFB. But there are many more small and even larger, and more evident changes that will contribute to significant global environmental change.

The State Government of Qld released an extreme Green Office Resource Guide that outlines what you can do to go green. Here are some of the main approaches you can address in your workplace:

·                     Develop an energy efficiency goal

·                     Develop a workplace lighting procedure

·                     Develop a strategic information technology procedure – turn off computers when not in use, shut down computers, unplug from power point

·                     Reduce air-conditioner use in the office.

·                     Green procedures for kitchen

·                     Develop a procurement policy

·                     Purchase only environmentally sustainable equipment

·                     Reduce paper products consumption

·                     Carbon reduction policies – goals and strategies

·                     Waste management – reduce, reuse and recycle

·                     Behaviour management changes

·                     Green office self-assessment reporting

The Australian Government’s Austrade site also weighs in on the approach, stating “being environmentally friendly is good for profits, good for Australia and good for the world.”

One of the central focus areas of sustainable business is emissions trading and carbon pricing. The Business Council of Australia has developed the Sustainable Growth Task Force which advocates “an effective, sustainable response to climate change that is ultimately about moving from our current high-emission global economy…to a low-emission global economy.” It also states that any emissions trading policy must accord with the BCA’s core values, and:

·                     Be as least cost to the Australian community as possible

·                     Use market based mechanics wherever possible and applicable

·                     Try to maintain the viability of the domestic electricity sector

·                     Develop protectionist strategies for trade-sensitive and export industry areas

An Environmentally Friendly Business therefore needs to implement new EF strategies and also remain competitive and realistic about the cost of these in a market based economy.

Envirosafe Solutions – as a business entity itself – clearly understands this dilemma, and has developed its range of eco-friendly liquid products in a cost-effective manner that will not erode your profits. Most of the Extreme Green range of liquids has high viscosity which means that initial capital outlay is partially cancelled by the high quality nature and concentration of the products. Minimal amounts are required because the Envirosafe Solutions range is not extended by water.

For more information on the Envirosafe Range of Environmental Cleaning Products, please visit our website products pages or contact a member of our sales team who will be able to help you in the choice and selection of products for your business. Become an EFB. Telephone Envirosafe Solutions on 1300 889070

 

New research shows climate change puts fish in hot water

Fish species are under threat from rising ocean temperatures, according to research by the CSIRO. A recent study has highlighted the effects of global warming on a long-living fish species off the coast of Tasmania. Combined with ocean pollution – from disastrous oil spills to plastic waste and non-eco friendly industrial liquids – threats to fish stocks are a major cause for environmental concern and the future of sustainable marine industry.

Research by Australian scientists has led to the first reported example of a fish species being threatened by southern hemisphere ocean warming.

The findings were published in April and suggest a marked decline in the health and reproductive rates of the banded morwong species.

The CSIRO has been monitoring sea temperatures at Maria Island, east of Tasmania, and has recorded a rise in surface water temperatures of two degrees Celsius during the past 60 years. This rise has had a negative impact on the banded morwong, a species known to live up to 100 years and remain in the same waters their entire lives.

The concern for proponents of the green revolution is that this new research shows the stresses climate change can induce in fish species. CSIRO marine ecologist Ron Thresher co-authored the study and said that significant changes in temperature were detrimental to fish species.

“Generally cold-blooded animals respond to warming conditions by increasing growth rates as temperatures rise but theory and laboratory studies show this has a limit. As temperatures get too high, we begin to see increased signs of stress, possibly eventually leading to death. We are looking at whether climate change is beginning to push fish past their physiological limits.”

Ocean pollution – our dirty secret

Fish stocks and marine plant and bird life have been exposed to increasing threats over the past century and not just from a warming planet.

The ocean has become a vast dumping ground. It has been polluted by oil spills, nuclear and radioactive waste, demolition materials, discharge from ships and storm water run-off containing toxic fertilisers and other non-environmentally friendly liquids used by industry.

While many countries have put in place regulations or signed international treaties such as the London Convention to control ocean dumping, every part of the industrialised life has come at a cost to this precious resource.

Agricultural and industrial practices have a high impact on the quality of waterways as stormwater run-off washes residue fertilisers and chemicals into rivers and oceans.

Switching to environmental cleaning products is a small change that can have big results. Perth-based Envirosafe Solutions supplies a comprehensive range of eco-friendly industrial liquids to all industries as well as government enterprises. Its range includes the Extreme Green Marine Glass Cleaner, a fast-acting, biodegradable and non-toxic cleaner designed to remove salt residue from all type of marine and aircraft equipment.

Research shows climate change is adding to the threats facing fish and marine life. Small changes such as using Environmentally Friendly Liquids will help create a sustainable marine environment.