According to a recent Defra report, the UK Government's efforts to curb carbon emissions, domestic flights, waste and water usage fell short of its targets, despite saving taxpayers £185m in the last year. Recent figures show that the government fell short of its 25% target to cut carbon emissions from government buildings and travel in 2014-15, compared to 2009 levels, achieving 22%. The report also found that while there has been progress on reducing energy use, it is still not enough to meet our climate change targets.
According to a recent Defra report, the UK Government's efforts to curb carbon emissions, domestic flights, waste and water usage fell short of its targets, despite saving taxpayers £185m in the last year. Recent figures show that the government fell short of its 25% target to cut carbon emissions from government buildings and travel in 2014-15, compared to 2009 levels, achieving 22%. The government has come under heavy criticism over the past year, following cuts to clean energy subsidies and after a leaked letter in November revealed it was not on target to meet the EU's obligation for green energy in 2020.