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  1. Local government and net zero in England

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    This new report responds to a request from the Environmental Audit Committee to examine local government and net zero.

  2. The Warm Front Scheme

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    The Department of Energy and Climate Change’s Warm Front Scheme to tackle fuel poverty in England helped to improve the energy efficiency of over 635,000 households between June 2005 and March 2008. According to a report by the National Audit Office there were, however, 1.9 million vulnerable households in 2006, so this rate of progress […]

  3. The Restructuring of British Energy

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    Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported today on the support provided by the Department of Trade and Industry to the restructuring of British Energy completed in January 2005; and the Department’s management of the risks to the taxpayer arising from the Company’s activities since the completion of restructuring. The Company was […]

  5. Reducing carbon emissions from cars

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    This report examines how well the government has used public money to support the uptake of ultra-low emission cars.

  7. NAO briefing: Appraisal and sustainable development

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    This briefing was prepared for the Environmental Audit Committee. It gives a high-level landscape overview of options appraisal processes across government, with a focus on incorporating environmental and social factors.

  8. NAO briefing: The nuclear energy landscape in Great Britain

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    This briefing has been prepared for the House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee, to inform their discussion of potential inquiries on nuclear energy. On 27 April 2012 the Committee launched an inquiry into Building New Nuclear: The Challenges Ahead.

  9. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Managing the waste PFI programme

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    The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has recently made considerable progress in increasing the number and size of local authority projects to procure new waste treatment facilities under the Private Finance Initiative (PFI). But, according to a National Audit Office report today, the Department was initially too slow to respond to the 1999 […]

  10. Managing flood risk

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    This report evaluates whether government’s approach to managing the risks of flooding and coastal erosion is achieving value for money.

  11. NAO briefing: The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme

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    This briefing was prepared in response to a request from the Energy and Climate Change Committee for an independent overview of the development and implementation of the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme.

  12. Department of Trade and Industry: Renewable Energy

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    Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported today that the Government is on course to achieve a significant increase in the level of electricity generated from renewable sources – as part of its response to global warming – but a number of challenges remain to achieving its 10 per cent target for […]

  14. Environmental Sustainability Overview

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    This report examines how far the Ministry of Defence has embedded environmental sustainability in estate management, procurement, governance and policy-making.

  16. Warm Front: Helping to Combat Fuel Poverty

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    The Warm Front scheme for improving the energy efficiency of households suffering from fuel poverty has been more successful than the former Home Energy Efficiency Scheme which it replaced in June 2000. However, according to today’s report to Parliament by head of the NAO Sir John Bourn, the scheme is not reaching those in greatest […]

  17. The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets: Sale of gas networks by National Grid

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    Against a background of rising gas prices, Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported today on major developments in the gas industry that have the potential to reduce gas bills in the longer term. There is uncertainty, however, as to whether consumers will see the full extent of the potential benefits. In […]

  19. The UK Emissions Trading Scheme: A New Way to Combat Climate Change

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    Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported today that the Emissions Trading Scheme has brought about a reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases and that the Scheme has benefited the UK economy. He noted that, whilst some reductions were likely to have happened without the Scheme, most of the reductions were generated […]

  20. Stopping Illegal Imports of Animal Products into Great Britain

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    Customs has moved quickly to tighten border controls against illegal imports of animal products from outside of the European Union, since taking over this enforcement role in April 2003. As a result, the number of seizures has more than doubled, Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, reported to Parliament today. He recommended that […]