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<p>The following companies supply the Department with energy:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Electricity
– EDF and British Gas Business</li><li>Gas – Corona</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p>For
the 2019/20 year to date (up to and including July 2019), emissions are 17,967 Tonnes
of CO2 equivalent , which is 58% below the 2009/10 baseline for the same period.</p><p>
</p><p>All of the Departments energy supplies are taken from agreements put in place
by the Crown Commercial Services as per the Cabinet Office mandate. These frameworks
do not include environmental factors as part of their selection criterion.</p><p>
</p><p>In terms of what recent steps the department has taken to reduce CO2:</p><p>
</p><p>- Devising and implementing new design standards to refurbishments and lifecycle
works;</p><p>- Implementing GBS BREEAM requirements for major refurbishments and new
construction;</p><p>- Working with our Estates supply chain to identify operational
savings eg; unnecessary heating and lighting during office closures.;</p><p>- Estate
rationalisation.</p>
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