The road to zero carbon
- Relying on entrapped air for their thermal properties, Rockwool insulation products have zero Ozone Depleting Potential and zero Global Warming Potential.
- The use of thermal insulation provides a practical and cost effective means of reducing energy consumption in the home and in industry. This reduces the need to burn fossil fuels, reducing CO2 emissions and helping to minimise global warming.
- Rockwool insulation can help provide a solution to global warming efficiently, economically and safely.
Rockwool is manufactured using a state-of-the-art production process that does not use, and has never used, harmful gases such as CFCs, HCFCs, HFCs, in fact any ‘blowing agents’ that have Ozone Depleting Potential or Global Warming Potential.
Rockwool insulation simply relies on entrapped air for its thermal properties.
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is the main greenhouse gas accounting for about 67% of total Ireland greenhouse gas emissions. Irish CO2 emissions were estimated by the Environmental Protection Agency to be almost 70 million tonnes in 2007.
The EU has a Kyoto target of an 8% reduction in greenhouse gases between 2008 and 2012 with respect to 1990 levels. Between 1990 and 2007 Ireland has experienced a phenomenal economic growth of 150% which inevitably drove emissions upwards as the rate of housebuilding and infrastructural development increased to meet the needs of this surge. In recognition of this Ireland’s target in meeting the overall aim was a limit of 13% increase in greenhouse gas emissions above the 1990 levels. The National Climate Change Strategy 2007 - 2012 has set out a range of measures to build on achievements made under the first Strategy which shows clearly that the necessary emission reductions will be delivered.
Energy savings in well insulated buildings improve air and water quality. The less fossil fuels we burn the less smog, acid rain and eutrophication we get (an excess of nutrients that may disturb the bio-diversity in soil and water).
