Reduce emissions

Reduce emissions, increase efficiency: A checklist guide

This guide provides a self assessment tool to identify areas for action within primary production
businesses. It focuses on areas that can provide efficiency gains. Actions can be
implemented immediately (now - 1 yr), in the medium term (2-3 yrs) or the longer
term (5 yrs). To use this guide:
• Work through the self-assessment tool.
• Identify actions which you can implement.
• Identify when the action will occur: short, medium or long term.
• Complete your plan by listing the actions you plan to implement on the final page.

You can download the guide here.

Supporting resources

All resources referenced in the guide are provided below.

ii | Introduction | Carbon calculator

Primary Industries Climate Challenges Centre

Agriculture Innovation Australia Environmental Accounting Platform

Australian Wine Research Institute

Meat and Livestock Australia

Dairy Australia

2 | 1.1 | How to Read your Bill

2 | 1.1 | Australian Government Energy Made Easy Website

3 | 1.2 | Australian Government Calculate Running Costs Calculator

3 | 1.2 | Australian Government Audit your Business Energy Use