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Spotlight on Whitehall energy waste

Tuesday, 10 August 2010 18:30

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Francis Maude, Minister for the Cabinet Office, who leads on the Government's transparency agenda, said: "The publication of the real time energy figures today is yet another demonstration of our commitment to transparency as a Government. As with other transparency initiatives we urge the public to really hold our feet to the fire and make sure that we drive down our energy use as much as possible."

The introduction of the real time energy displays is just one element of work going on across Whitehall to reduce carbon emissions. Savings are being achieved through common sense measures as simple as reducing the use of cooling systems and turning off IT equipment when not in use. Real time energy meters help departments to identify when and where energy is being used and help them try and find ways to reduce that energy use.

On 20 July, Francis Maude and Greg Barker hosted a meeting at which they called upon the facilities management industry to help departments cut carbon emissions. At this event, the Government announced a new Energy Efficiency Code under which departments and facilities management contractors will work in partnership to cut carbon emissions and benefit from each other's successful initiatives.

Source: U.K. Department of Energy and Climate Change