A major efficiency drive has seen emissions from the government fall by over a third in less than five years according to a new Cabinet Office report.

The annual State of the Estate Report shows that overall emissions from the government have fallen by 35 per cent compared to 2017-18 levels, with emissions from buildings down by 10 per cent.

In addition, water consumption is down by 10 per cent compared to 2017-18, and departments sent fewer than 1 per cent of waste to landfill in 2021-22, easily surpassing the target of 5 per cent. Overall 92 per cent of waste within government is recycled, exceeding the 70 per cent target.

Cabinet Office Minister Alex Burghart said: “We want to make government more efficient in all areas, and today’s report shows that the public estate is playing its part. We are greening our estate more and have reduced carbon emissions by 35% as we head towards net-zero by 2050.”

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