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Tim Pryce, public sector manager at the Carbon Trust, looks at tackling spending pressure by improving environmental performance
City Hospitals Sunderland is cutting carbon emissions and energy costs after installing a 1.55MW combined heat and power system
Raymond Peach, director of estates, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, explains how the Trust achieved the Carbon Trust Standard
With only six months to go until the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) gets underway, how can the Carbon Trust Standard help businesses rise up the rankings and cut the costs of compliance?
Achieving DoH consumption targets does not mean that energy and carbon cannot be reduced further
How healthcare organisations can prepare for the government’s Carbon Reduction Commitment
Alan Aldridge, executive director of the Energy Services & Technology Association, explains how the health sector can reduce greenhouse gas
Despite the economic difficulties, which we are all currently facing, the UK government remains committed to and indeed is in the process of increasing its self-imposed targets in the area of carbon reduction
A new government initiative will require health establishments to take concrete steps to reduce the carbon emissions causing climate change as Alan Aldridge, executive director of ESTA explains
Now in its third phase, the NHS Carbon Management programme is successfully helping NHS Trusts to take control of their carbon footprint
The NHS produces three per cent of England's carbon dioxide emissions. A new strategy will change this
Effective energy management is increasingly becoming a priority within the healthcare sector where energy levels can be high
The NHS is under pressure to cut 15 per cent off its carbon emissions by 2010, making saving energy a top priority
The introduction of energy performance certificates later this year will provide health sector organisations with a way of saving energy, cutting greenhouse gas emissions and saving money. But work needs to be done now to take full advantage
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