Maritime and Coastguard Agency: Saving lives, saving carbon

Will Nichols
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The organisation has fitted smart meters to keep track of energy use at remote locations as part of drive to cut emissions by a quarter

Saving lives has been a daily event for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) ever since its quaintly named precursor, the Preventative Water Guard, was founded in 1809. But as an executive agency...

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