| Is the earth warming up? Are the polar ice-caps | | | | and other pollutants will harm |
| melting? If so, at what rate? | | | | businesses. If it is done at too short notice and |
| These and a multitude of other global warming | | | | without proper consideration |
| questions are mounting up across | | | | then that is probably true in nearly all cases. Let |
| the world. Are there any answers to these | | | | us consider, though, that |
| questions? You bet! Take your pick. | | | | energy costs money and the use of energy is |
| The answers range from "global warming doesn't | | | | the major cause of CO2 emissions. |
| exist" to doom and | | | | Companies can do something about their CO2 |
| gloom prophecies that it is already too late to | | | | emissions and gain a financial |
| save the planet.The problems is that the | | | | advantage. Why? Because of simple |
| environment has become a political and economic | | | | mathematics. Cutting energy consumption |
| issue and the formidable forces of politics and | | | | reduces bills and - may help to save the |
| economics have drowned out | | | | planet.Take building design as an example. Using |
| proper science. We can't even hope for a | | | | solar panels fixed to the roof of a |
| consensus of opinion because views are | | | | building can allow that building to supplement its |
| too polarised. Apart from political considerations, | | | | energy requirements.Another example: distribution |
| there appears to be a | | | | companies can invest in software and working |
| genuine failure to agree between scientists | | | | practices to reduce empty running. Today there |
| themselves. By scanning the wide | | | | are many regions where vehicle |
| vista of opinions out there, the only deduction I | | | | utilisation falls below 50%. We know this can be |
| can make is that there is an | | | | improved. Why is it that frozen |
| approximate consensus that there is some | | | | food vehicles have a higher vehicle utilisation rate |
| warming of the earth taking place. | | | | than dry goods vehicle when |
| That's about it. Many say that this is not to be | | | | they both carry long life goods? Answer: because |
| treated as unusual and is not | | | | frozen goods transport is more |
| man made. Others say that the whole | | | | expensive. Because of this higher cost, carriers |
| phenomenon is man made and requires urgent | | | | have found ways to consolidate |
| action.So what about those governments and | | | | loads to reduce empty running. So it can be done |
| those in government that simply | | | | when the incentive is |
| want to do the right thing? Do they risk | | | | there. The point I am making is that the financial |
| wrecking global economies by | | | | incentive is already there - |
| drastically cutting back on CO2 emissions and | | | | there just happens to be a greater financial |
| other pollutants? Or do they do | | | | incentive for the frozen food |
| nothing and risk catastrophe? And what of the | | | | sector. The environmental incentive therefore |
| rest of us? Are we to remain | | | | goes hand-in-hand with the |
| powerless while the world slugs it out? Can | | | | economical incentive.With the advent of home |
| anybody or any organisation give us | | | | shopping over the internet we have seen the |
| some definitive statement of the true position | | | | growth of |
| and precisely what is to be done?Businesses also | | | | small vans that are driving up and down the |
| need facts. They are not against taking whatever | | | | nooks and crannies of the country |
| action is | | | | making deliveries of one or two parcels or a |
| necessary to deal with the situation. After all, | | | | couple of bags of shopping. Isn't |
| they need to protect the | | | | it time some of these operations were |
| interests of their owners as well as their staff | | | | consolidated? For what it is worth, we are |
| and management. They will act | | | | doing our bit. Arkay Hygiene dispatches goods |
| if they are told exactly what is to be done. The | | | | using a national UK courier or by |
| trouble is that one business | | | | using Royal Mail. By using such large carriers we |
| will not act in isolation if it means they will be | | | | know that routes are planned |
| disadvantaged in their | | | | to carefully avoid excessive dedicated |
| market. Because many markets are global, this | | | | journeys.When environmental requirements and |
| requires global decision making. | | | | economical requirements coincide - as |
| There are a few business who are actually | | | | they so often do - I see no reason why |
| demanding some kind of legislation - | | | | unilateral action cannot be taken to |
| that is, some leadership - so that they can act | | | | reduce energy consumption - whatever the |
| multilaterally on a level | | | | scientists and governments say about |
| playing field and get the job done, whatever it | | | | the wider picture. And the sooner we agree on |
| takes. I am sure these demands | | | | the global way forward the better |
| will grow louder as the uncertainty continues. | | | | for all of us.If you want your fly killers delivered |
| So, we are back to square one. No global | | | | as efficiently as possible, try us at |
| decisions, no global consensus and | | | | Arkay Hygiene. We are proud to cover the |
| no significant action.There are some shafts of | | | | whole UK with deliveries that range |
| light that can be seen through this obstruction. | | | | from replacement uv bulbs to mighty IND61 |
| The | | | | fly killers. |
| above assumes that reduction in CO2 emissions | | | | |