Public sector: Government strengthens 2020 greenhouse gas target

Michael Holder
clock • 3 min read

Greg Clark announces new target to cut public sector emissions 43 per cent inside a decade, as department confirms date for Green Great Britain Week

Business Secretary Greg Clark has announced a new target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from across the UK public sector estate by 43 per cent by 2019/20 against 2009/10 levels, as he unveiled a range...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

Michael Holder
Author spotlight

Michael Holder

Editor

View profile
More from Michael Holder

'Our approach must evolve': Dash for AI sees Microsoft's emissions surge 25 per cent in a year

'How far their party has fallen': Kemi Badenoch slammed over vow to purge would be Tory MPs who back net zero targets

More on Buildings

Building energy efficiency standard delays are an enormous blow for businesses
Buildings

Building energy efficiency standard delays are an enormous blow for businesses

The government has no discernible strategy for reducing energy demand across the vast majority of non-residential buildings in England and Wales, writes Andrew Warren

Andrew Warren
clock 10 July 2026 • 3 min read
Can a heatwave-hit UK keep cool without further warming the planet?
Buildings

Can a heatwave-hit UK keep cool without further warming the planet?

Heatwaves have seen a spike in demand for air conditioning units, but does the UK's response to worsening extreme heat provide an opportunity to make sustainable cooling a reality?

Amber Rolt
clock 09 July 2026 • 12 min read
Heatwaves: Expert tips on redesigning UK homes to cope with hotter temperatures
Buildings

Heatwaves: Expert tips on redesigning UK homes to cope with hotter temperatures

Academics have been testing out how best to deal with heatwaves in two neighbouring homes to see what works

Ben Roberts, Loughborough University
clock 07 July 2026 • 5 min read