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Small businesses should not let recession affect energy efficiency

January 15th 16:03 Cost Management 

The recession should not be seen as a reason for the UK to slack off in its battle to reduce carbon emissions.

This is the view of energy and climate change secretary Ed Miliband who said the government will not let the economic downturn deflect its efforts to cut carbon emissions in the country.

"We will not let up on the fight against climate change, instead we must redouble our efforts at home and internationally so the UK emerges from the global downturn building on the opportunities and benefits a low carbon future will bring," he said.

Effective facilities management can assist firms to become more energy efficient, which can cut costs and increase profit margins as well as reducing carbon emissions.

Mr Miliband's comments came as the government formally responded to the first annual report on carbon budgets from the Committee on Climate Change.

The UK has a target to reduce carbon emissions by 34 per cent on 1990 levels by 2020.
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