UK on borrowed time to meet
carbon targets – 200 million
tonnes of savings identified
In research conducted by Veolia and district heating capacity in UK ERFs. been converted to electric. Making
Imperial College, the waste and resource If ERFs utilise their ability to deliver this change will improve air quality
sector is projected to single-handedly district heating to local business and as well as contribute to long term
save over 200 million tonnes of carbon residents it could generate 530 MW climate goals. Saving 400,000
emissions between the years 2023 - of heat; cutting carbon emissions tonnes of CO2 in emissions.
2032, with more than 10% contributed by 570,000 tonnes and saving the to the UK’s anticipated carbon budget average homeowner £90 per year shortfall during this time period. Resource through lower heating bills.
management leader, Veolia expects to
deliver over 8 million tonnes of this total.
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Recycling 500,000 tonnes of plastic
waste - this includes films and
The UK won’t fulfil its carbon reduction pots, tubs and trays. Better design
commitments at current rates of in manufacturing combined with
emission mitigation, but the waste and upgrading recycling facilities will help
resource sector is powering ahead with save over 1 million tonnes of CO2
a variety of energy saving solutions to emissions.
redress this imbalance. These include:
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50% of all diesel trucks, vans and
Energy Recovery Facilities (ERFs) cars in the waste/resource sector
to use district heating - currently to be replaced by electric - currently
there is only 215 megawatt (MW) of only a handful of diesel trucks have
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Richard Kirkman, Chief Technology and
Innovation Officer:
“Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is
essential to controlling climate change.
Veolia, and the resource sector more
broadly, has the technology at its disposal
and the willpower to ensure not only
Britain upholds its carbon commitments
but is the bellwether for green and
sustainable alternatives.
“Our research suggests the waste and
resource sector will save an additional
23 million tonnes of CO2 by 2032 - a
significant portion of the carbon budget