Houses of Parliament: Carbon Offsetting

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
asked the Chairman of Committees:

Further to his Written Answer on 31 October (WA 20), whether there are any plans to offset carbon emissions from the Parliamentary Estate other than those caused by aviation. [HL392]

The Chairman of Committees (Lord Brabazon of Tara)
There are no such plans. The Parliamentary Estates Directorate, which serves both Houses, has a partnership arrangement with the Carbon Trust to help reduce carbon dioxide emissions, to help reduce energy consumption and to develop a corporate strategy for the management of carbon dioxide. Priority is being given to reducing energy consumption on the Parliamentary Estate and to acquiring energy from renewable sources.