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  • Greg Barker said Government needs to significantly reduce its own energy use

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    Greg Barker said Government needs to significantly reduce its own energy use

Live tracking of the Government's energy use
By editor | 09 Aug, 2010
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Energy meters in all 18 Whitehall headquarters can now be tracked by the public online in real time. This follows the Government's announcement that its own carbon emissions will be cut by 10% over the next year.

Energy and Climate Change minister Greg Barker, who chairs the 10% government working group, said: “For too long Whitehall has been guilty of preaching and not acting on efficiency. Slashing energy waste in government needs to happen fast, as much for tackling the public finances as for climate change. Shining a spotlight on what’s being used in real time will help staff change their behaviour and the public hold us to account. We said we’d be the greenest government ever and we mean it.”

The introduction of the real time energy displays is just one element of the work to reduce carbon emissions. Savings are being achieved through simple measures such as reducing the use of cooling systems and turning off IT equipment when not in use.

The figures can be accessed by visiting each department's website or through www.data.gov.uk.

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