The Department for Communities and Local Government was created on 5 May 2006 and no assessment of its carbon emissions has yet been undertaken.
Data on carbon emissions are published in the annual Sustainable Development in Government reports. The last report was published by the Sustainable Development Commission in December 2005. It covered the reporting period April 2004 to March 2005. The published figures for DCLG’s predecessor departments are as follows.
Carbon dioxide (tonnes)1 2004-05 ODPM 11,658 2003-04 ODPM 13,023 2002-03 ODPM 13,071 2001-02 DTLR 33,635 2000-01 DTLR 36,763 1999-2000 DETR 38,684 1998-99 DETR 39,016 1997-98 DETR 39,371 1 No notional carbon figures have been included for energy generated from renewable sources
These emissions were calculated from the energy consumed across the estate; this included ODPM, DTLR and ODPM properties, Executive Agencies and the Government Office network.
The Department for Communities and Local Government has commenced a carbon management programme with the Carbon Trust. The aim of the programme is to mobilise the Department and its Agencies in working towards reducing carbon emissions across the estate.