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<p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/greening-government-commitments-2021-to-2025/greening-government-commitments-2021-to-2025"
target="_blank">The Greening Government Commitments (GGCs</a>) set out the Government’s
ambitions to improve the environmental performance of its own estate and operations.
It includes sub-targets on business travel, against which departments are required
to report every quarter for an annual published report.</p><p> </p><p>The <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1029548/Greening_Government_Commitments_Annual_Report_2019_to_2020.pdf"
target="_blank">GGC annual report for 2019/20</a> shows that, compared to a 2009 to
2010 baseline, the Government as a whole reduced the number of domestic flights taken
by 38%. Alongside other actions taken, this helped contribute to a 50% reduction in
Greenhouse Gas emissions for the government estate, compared to the 2009 to 2010 baseline.
The reduced energy consumption, from the 50% reduction in Greenhouse Gas emissions
across the estate, saved the government an estimated £148 million in 2019 to 2020,
compared to the 2009 to 2010 baseline.</p><p> </p><p>To build on this progress, in
October, Defra published a new Greening Government Commitments Framework for 2021
to 2025. This includes a refined sub-target on domestic flights: between 2021 to 2025,
departments are required to report on, and achieve, reductions in emissions from domestic
flights by at least 30% from a 2017/18 baseline. Departmental progress against this
target will be published annually.</p>
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