Guidance

Emissions reduction pledge 2020: emissions reporting in public and higher education sectors

Guidance for emissions reporting in the public and higher education sectors in England 2018 to 2020.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 5 July 2018

Documents

Emissions Reduction Pledge 2020: guidance for emissions reporting in the public and higher education sectors in England 2018-20

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Emissions Reduction Pledge 2020 – potential assessment: a high level assessment examining the potential to reduce carbon emissions across the wider public and higher education sectors in the UK

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Details

This guidance is for public and higher education sector organisations in England that want to support and report against a voluntary emissions reduction target.

In the Clean Growth Strategy the government introduced a voluntary target for the wider public and higher education sectors in England. This target aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across these sectors by 30% by 2020 to 2021, compared to a 2009 to 2010 baseline.

The Pledge enables organisations to:

• make a public declaration of their intention to reduce emissions
• receive public recognition for doing so

It also helps ensure that carbon reporting and energy saving become routine activities in public sector and higher education sector organisations.

Some parts of the wider public and higher education sectors already have carbon targets in place or are subject to mandatory or voluntary reporting schemes. It is also recognised that some sectors and local areas have already set ambitious 2020 targets which aim to deliver more than a 30% reduction in emissions, however we are keen to establish a common approach as the first reporting period up to 2020 is short.

We welcome further ambition and would encourage any organisation to exceed the 30% reduction target, if possible.

To sign up to the Pledge, or if you have any enquiries, please contact the team: publicsector@beis.gov.uk.

Published 5 July 2018