Briefing for The Environmental Audit Committee on delivery of the target to reduce central government’s office carbon emissions

This briefing for the Environmental Audit Committee sets out how departments have sought to meet the government’s target to reduce carbon emissions by 10 per cent in 12 months (the 10 per cent target). The scope of this briefing is set out in Part One. Part Two summarises the government’s performance and assesses the reliability of the data used to assess that performance. Part Three sets out how far departments have followed a structured approach to reducing office carbon emissions and the initiatives used to help meet the target.

July 2011