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The central government sector is primarily split into the Civil and MoD estates.
Collectively, the sector comprises over 50,000 buildings, over 82 million square meters. The buildings are mixed, comprising administrative office buildings, laboratories, prisons and HMRC buildings within the civil estate.
The military estate includes large hangars and storage facilities as well as training centres.
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The central government sector is responsible for carbon dioxide emissions of 5.1MtCO2/yr, with a cost-effective potential saving of about 1.1Mt/yr.
Within the civil estate, an overall decrease in energy consumption has been seen, while floor area has gradually increased. However, this varies between building types, activities and floor area.
Within the MOD estate, fossil fuel use per unit floor area has decreased but this is offset by increases in electricity use. This is probably due to more staff per unit floor area and therefore more air conditioning, longer office hours and increased use of IT equipment.
As shown in the graph below, energy efficiency can be most effectively improved by addressing heating and lighting.
Addressing energy efficiency has the following advanages:
- It will help ensure departments reach their energy efficiency targets, of 30% saving per m² by 2020, relative to 1999/2000levels.
- Reducing energy consumption helps to combat climate change and staff, politicians and other stakeholders are becoming increasingly aware of the need to take positive steps for the environment.
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Case Studies RAF Kinloss
From August to December 2005, the Carbon Trust worked with the MOD Defence Estates (DE), the RAF and AMEC Turner, the MOD's Regional Prime Contractor for Scotland, on a project to reduce its carbon emissions.
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