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19/12/21

Happy birthday to us! Reflections on 21 years

I’m also very proud of how we use our platform to speak out. We are absolutely committed to raising awareness of climate change issues and to sharing our knowledge, expertise and best practice. We do this through regularly writing articles for different publications; creating factsheets, holding webinars and voluntary speaking engagements at universities, associations and […]

I’m also very proud of how we use our platform to speak out. We are absolutely committed to raising awareness of climate change issues and to sharing our knowledge, expertise and best practice. We do this through regularly writing articles for different publications; creating factsheets, holding webinars and voluntary speaking engagements at universities, associations and commercial events. We were also involved in leading the Energy Conscious Organisation (EnCO) initiative, launched in conjunction with ESTA, to make behaviour change a mainstream strategy for improving energy efficiency.

So much has changed in 21 years but it seems that it’s only the last 2 years when the issues we have been banging on about all these years are starting to dawn on people generally! The Paris Agreement was a significant step forward in 2016, but the actions of Greta Thunberg and David Attenborough have been game changing – taking the dangers of climate change into people’s sitting rooms in a way that no amount of Government legislation or advice could. But, sadly, even now, we know that many businesses, organisations and individuals who are in a position to make positive change are not taking it seriously enough or being too slow to act, putting profit and convenience before the planet.

What of the future? The journey ahead is not going to be easy. The government’s Net Zero targets will only be met if there is a step change in commitment, legislation and behaviours.

The only prediction that I can make about the future is that we at JRP will keep banging that drum and doing what we can to make a difference. In the words of Barack Obama, “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”

If you’d like to talk to us about any of our services or how we can help you reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, please do get in touch: email info@jrpsolutions.com or call 0800 6127 567.