How Croydon Council's carbon management plan is reducing carbon emissions by 2,000 tonnes each year

Recent and planned environmental legislation together with a history of energy management led Croydon Council to develop a comprehensive carbon management programme with the help of the Carbon Trust. Operating for the last four years, the programme aims to reduce carbon emissions from the Council's activities.  Actions have focussed on making energy saving improvements across the Council's property portfolio and their housing stock, street lighting, the vehicle fleet, staff travel modes, computing services and in new developments.  As a result in 2007/8 over 2,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide and just under £100,000 were saved.

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