Carbon Neutral Project

August 2005

Wind Prospect has embarked on a new project - becoming a carbon neutral company. By reducing our net greenhouse gas emissions to zero, we will be furthering our commitment to slowing climate change.

Although we play an important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions through our wind farm development work, we also want to "walk our talk", and take responsibility for the greenhouse gases we generate, be it from electricity, heating or travel.

The first step in this journey was an audit of our current carbon-emitting activities in Australia, carried out in July 2005. From there, we have identified several ways to improve our emissions record:

• by reducing our office energy use and switching to 100% Green Power for our electricity;
• by using biodiesel in our diesel vehicles, and by installing our own on-site biodiesel supply tank until biodiesel is more widely available in Adelaide's south; and
• by encouraging car pooling, riding bikes and catching public transport.

To account for any residual emissions, we plan to plant trees to naturally absorb the carbon.