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Environmental News - Carbon Trust has had limited impact on emission cuts, says watchdog


The Carbon Trust has had only a limited impact in helping businesses to reduce their carbon emissions and must do far more to meet the scale of the challenge, according to the National Audit Office (NAO).

A report on the Carbon Trust by the NAO said only 12 per cent of large UK businesses had worked with the group to lower their emissions. What is more, only 40 per cent of the possible savings identified by the trust between 2003 and 2006 had been implemented.

The Carbon Trust was created in 2001 as a private company intended to accelerate the adoption of energy efficient technology and the development of a low-carbon economy. It received more than £103 million of public funds in 2006/07.

The Government is trying to reduce UK emissions of carbon dioxide by 20 per cent from 1990 levels by 2010, reducing the total amount produced by the UK from 592 million tonnes per year to 474 million tonnes.


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