The path to net zero is paved with practical decisions

The scale of the climate conversation is enormous. Rising temperatures, biodiversity loss, entire ecosystems under pressure. It’s easy to look at the big picture and think: what difference can I actually make?

Quite a bit, as it turns out.

Take one example: temporary power. Diesel generators are everywhere. On construction sites, at outdoor events, on film sets. According to BAFTA albert’s SPARK report (Clean Temporary Power by 2030), in 2024 alone, UK film and TV productions burned over three million litres of fossil fuel in generators, and more than half of all productions relied almost entirely on fossil fuels. That’s just one industry in one country.

Battery-powered units have come a long way in the last few years. They’re quieter, they produce zero direct emissions at point of use, and for many applications they’re now genuinely practical. A single site swapping from diesel to battery power can cut its direct generator emissions to zero. Multiply that across thousands of sites and you start to see real numbers.

And that’s just one switch in one industry.

The pattern holds everywhere. LED lighting. Heat pumps. Electric fleet vehicles. None of these are revolutionary on their own. But each one chips away at the problem. The path to net zero isn’t one giant leap – it’s lots of incremental decisions made by businesses and individuals choosing the better option when it’s available.

The thing we find encouraging is that many of these switches aren’t even sacrifices anymore. They save money on fuel. They reduce maintenance. They make worksites quieter and healthier. Doing the right thing and doing the smart thing are increasingly the same thing. Plus, the momentum is already there. SPARK notes that over half of UK productions are now incorporating at least some clean power solutions on location, and the industry has committed to phasing out stand-alone fossil fuel generators before 2030.

So today on Earth Day (Wednesday 22 April), maybe pick one thing. One switch. One upgrade. One conversation with a supplier about a cleaner alternative.

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Data cited from BAFTA albert’s SPARK: Clean Temporary Power by 2030 report (2025). Learn more at wearealbert.org