The Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the armed forces have taken steps to understand how our activities on the Defence estate contribute to our carbon footprint. Action is taking place to reduce our carbon emissions. This includes entering into a partnership agreement with the Carbon Trust, including at RAF Kinloss for example, to identify opportunities for reducing energy use; participation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme; and buying renewable energy.
Like all central Government Departments, we are focusing on delivery of the targets on sustainable operations on the Government Estate (SOGE), including reducing carbon emissions; energy efficiency; and carbon neutrality on the Central Government Office Estate.
The MOD also participates in the Government carbon offsetting fund by ensuring that flights by Ministers and Head Office civilian and service personnel, in non-operational posts, are carbon offset.
From January 2006 the Department also began to collate data on carbon dioxide emissions from all fuel purchased by MOD and the armed forces and, where practicable, other greenhouse gas emissions.