Carbon Neutral Public Service Programme – Reduction Plan for Ministry of Education

This plan has been approved by the Ministry of Education Leadership team, 11 February 2008

The government has committed to moving towards a carbon neutral public service.

The Ministry of Education is one of the 28 stage two core public service agencies that will be on the path to carbon neutrality by the year 2012.

Reducing emissions is an important step in the context of carbon neutrality. Having measured the emissions, it is necessary to undertake reduction activities that will reduce emissions as much as is practical and cost effective. The remaining emissions will then be offset to make the core public service carbon neutral.

The role of the reduction plan is to identify and record opportunities and initiatives that help to reduce emissions.