public sector
A government-backed plan has been published to make decarbonisation simpler across public sites like hospitals, schools and leisure centres
Confidence will be critical to its achievement by 2050, an ADE report claims
Government has been warned that slow progress on improving energy efficiency in the public sector could mean “extraordinary” bills this winter
Money from the government’s public sector decarbonisation scheme could reportedly be diverted to a new programme
The energy saving upgrades are expected to help public bodies, local authorities and taxpayers save around £650m per year on energy bills over the next 15 years
Hospitals and councils are advised to “urgently look” at cutting commercial ties with Russian and Belarusian energy firms
Public bodies saved six million tonnes of CO2 emissions between 2009-2020, according to new research
The guidance will help public sector understand how to adopt low carbon technologies