Latest news 15 June 2010
Reducing unnecessary flights could save the government millions of pounds, a report has suggested.
Excess Baggage, a study from WWF-UK, found that 90 per cent of flights taken by the government were within the UK.
Routes between London and Edinburgh and London and Belfast were the most frequent.
However, according to the WWF, the coalition could cut 600,000 flights and reduce their carbon dioxide emissions by 59,000 tonnes over the next three years.
David Norman, director of campaigns at WWF, commented: “It’s shocking that nine out of ten flights by government officials are to destinations within the UK. There’s a huge opportunity here to cut costs and carbon emissions – as shown by the star performers Defra and the Department for Education.”
He added: “It’s time for the rest of government to catch up, and they should start by cutting out at least one flight in every ten over the coming year.”
The Environment Agency announced earlier this month (June) that employees will no longer be able to take flights within England and Wales or to Eurostar destinations unless there are “exceptional circumstances”.
According to the government department this will save around 30 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year.
Posted by Mark Stephens
Sign up for regular email updates to help you save money and energy
For more information please see:
WWF
The news feeds on this site are independently provided by Adfero Limited © and do not represent the views or opinions of the Energy Saving Trust.
View the Original article