25 Apr 2012
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Public Sector Committed to Carbon Reduction
A news survey of the public, private and third sectors, conducted on the Guardian Sustainable Business website between November and December 2011, has revealed that the public sector is the most committed to reducing carbon emissions. More than half of the public sector respondents (58%) said, their organisation planned to make ‘tangible investments’ in carbon reduction in 2012. 77.9% of the organisations agreed that it had remained a vital part of the organisation’s objectives despite the difficult economic climate. In contrast 46%, less than half, of private sector workers confirmed their company will be making such investments in the coming year. Interestingly, the vast majority (78%) of respondents are looking to the public sector to lead the way on carbon reduction by cutting their own emissions. Carbon Trust Programmes Director, Richard Rugg, said:.jpg)