Home About Us Moving to the Low Carbon Economy Who We Are Carbon Neutral Vehicle Leasing and Asset Finance How We Work Benefits Financial Products Who We Finance Businesses Reducing Their Environmental Impact Businesses in the Green Sector What We Finance Carbon Neutral Car Leasing Carbon Neutral Van Leasing Carbon Neutral Micro-Car Finance Carbon Neutral Hybrid Vehicle Leasing Zero Emission Vehicles - Electric Cars Zero Emission Vehicles – Electric Vans and Commercial Vehicles Renewable Energy Technology Finance Wind Turbine Finance Packages – Domestic and Light Commercial Carbon Neutral Asset Finance Who We Support Work For Us Contact Us Environmental Links Carbon Neutral Vehicle Leasing and Asset Finance Bridgegreen offset CO2 emissions for the duration of all vehicle contracts. Our asset finance also includes carbon offsetting, which we believe is unique in the UK market.ssss more Moving to the Low Carbon Economy Bridgegreen provide finance for cars and light commercial vehicles. We encourage the use of high economy and low emission vehicles and we offset any CO2 emissions. Bridgegreen also provide asset finance for capital equipment acquisition, which includes the latest in recycling technology. Bridgegreen are working to ensure the take-up of on-site renewable energy generation and provide finance for the full spectrum of this exciting technology. Climate change is the greatest challenge that we face as a society. We are also consuming resources faster than the planet can replenish them. We are seeing global warming, massive depletion of our fossil fuel reserves, our rain forests, our fisheries, our water resources and our agricultural land. If everyone consumed at the rate at which Europeans do then we would need three planets! At the rate at which Americans consume we would need five planets. China, with a population of 1.3 billion (USA 300 million), is rapidly industrialising. This will present us all with massive and previously unseen challenges. We have no choice but to radically change the global economy. The low carbon economy has to deliver at least a 60% cut in CO2 emissions by 2050 if we are to stabilise the planet’s climate. The low carbon economy is essential and need not be bad for business. Experts believe it will have a negligible effect on our long term economic prospects. Doing nothing is potentially far more dangerous. It will present tremendous opportunities for those who develop low carbon products and services. This will more than offset the negative effects to a limited number of affected industrial sectors. The Carbon Trust have conducted research suggesting that this CO2 reduction can be achieved by 2050 by utilising a mixture of energy efficiency improvements, renewable energy sources and replacing coal and oil with lower carbon fuels such as natural gas, bio-fuels and hydrogen. It does not rely on spectacular scientific breakthroughs either. But we do need sustained commitment from both politicians and business. The mood in society is changing sharply in favour of lifestyles, products and services that demonstrate “green” credentials. This shift will accelerate over the next decade, fuelled by customer demand and mirrored in governmental strategy and regulatory requirements. Enlightened business leaders are planning changes in products and operations that target the low carbon economy. They are not altruistic but know that action now will ensure that they secure a competitive edge. We don't know exactly what the low carbon economy will look like but we do already have a broad vision: Improve energy efficiency in all aspects of the economy Grow our renewable energy generation capabilities (wind, solar, bio-mass, geothermal, wave and tidal power) Widespread micro-generation of these renewables Reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, substituting with electricity, hydrogen and bio-fuels Adoption of hybrid vehicle technology and zero emission vehicles (ZEV’s) with electric and hydrogen fuel cell power systems Improve the efficiency of our homes and commercial buildings Improve the use of our most energy intensive materials through better design and smarter recycling Develop new technologies using natural materials (for example plant based polymers) Develop new technologies in the biological sciences to create new materials that mimic nature (Bio-mimicry) Grow our organic agriculture and localise our networks of food supply, to greatly reduce the energy that feeding us currently demands New service industries to support the low carbon economy The IT revolution has shown how fundamentally business can change. The move to a low carbon economy will be very much more significant and business must begin to prepare now. At Bridgegreen we are committed to unlocking the necessary finance for these businesses.