Environmental Audit - Seventh Report
Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 1 July 2008.
Contents
Terms of Reference
Summary
Introduction
Past scrutiny of the Government's record
The latest SDiG report by the Sustainable Development Commission
Focus of this report
Carbon emissions and energy use from Government offices
Performance against targets for reducing carbon emissions
Reliability of emissions figures
Electricity from renewable sources
Carbon neutrality and carbon offsets
Tackling the rise in electricity usage
Energy efficiency
Effectiveness of annual targets and reports
Effectiveness of the SOGE regime
Scope of the SOGE regime
The role of the Sustainable Development Commission
Reforms to the structures of Government
The new role for the Office of Government Commerce
Incentivising and empowering managers and staff
Conclusion
Conclusions and recommendations
Annex 1: 2006-07 performance against SOGE targets
Annex 2: Findings from the NAO report, Energy consumption and carbon emissions in government departments
Annex 3: Findings by the SDC in the Sustainable Development in Government Report 2007
Annex 4: Government Response to the SDiG Report 2007
Formal Minutes
Witnesses
List of written evidence
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament
List of Oral and Written Evidence
Tuesday 29 April 2008
Written Evidence
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