Government Energy Targets

TARGET E1

Government Departments to reduce absolute carbon, from fuel and electricity used in buildings on their estate, by 12.5% by 2010-11 relative to 1999-2000

TARGET E2

Government Departments to increase the energy efficiency of the buildings on their estate, measured in terms of kWh of (1) fuel and (2) electricity use per square metre of buildings floor area (or estate area) by 15% by 2010-11, relative to 1999-2000

TARGET E3

Government Departments to source at least 10 per cent electricity from renewable sources by 31 March 2008

TARGET E4

Government Departments to source at least 15 per cent of electricity from Good Quality Combined Heat and Power by 2010

TARGET E6

Departments to include clauses to ensure opportunities are identified and measures taken for reducing carbon emissions and collecting energy data (by fuel type), as far as practical, in all estate management contracts initiated from August 2004