Measuring and Reporting Public Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Summary

This report examines the extent to which the government measures and reports public sector emissions in line with its ambition for the public sector to be a leader in decarbonising its activities. It examines:

• the landscape of public sector emissions measurement and reporting (Part One);
• the completeness of current measurement and reporting requirements for public sector bodies and progress in improving the transparency of reporting across central government (Part Two); and
• whether government and public sector organisations are using emissions data to inform future planning (Part Three).