Report quietly published last month shows efforts to cut government's carbon emissions, domestic flights, waste and water usage fell short on all counts The government has failed to meet its own targets for cutting the environmental impact of the state's operations, according to a Defra report quietly published last month. The "greening government commitments",...
According to a recent Defra report, EU 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 the UK Government's's obligation for green energy in 2020.