Chapter 7 - Sustainable Development, Military Aid to the Civil Authorities and Conflict Prevention
                         
Table 7.2 Ministry of Defence Carbon Dioxide Emissions1
Target: Government Departments to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from buildings across the non-operational estate by 12.5% by 2010/11 relative to 1999/00 levels and then 30% by 2020.

Target: Government Departments to reduce carbon emissions from administrative road vehicles by 15% by 2010/11 relative to 2005/06 levels.

2008/09 figures for emissions from motive fuel were not available at the time of publication.

A 12.5% reduction in carbon emissions from the Defence Estate had been achieved by 2008/09, against a baseline of 1990/00.
A 5.8% reduction in carbon emissions from road vehicles had been achieved by 2008/09, against a baseline of 2005/06.
The increase shown in air travel emissions is due in part to improved data capture from the centralisation of travel booking across MOD.

See the Carbon Dioxide Emissions Notes page for more information about emissions data.

The data in this table are not National Statistics because they have not been assessed as such by the UK Statistics Authority.
  1999/00   2004/05   2005/06   2006/07   2007/08   2008/09  
Total Emissions (tonnes)
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6 115 900
  
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of which                        
   Emissions from Defence Estate2 2 112 600   2 169 700   1 880 200   1 834 600   1 895 900   1 848 700  
   Emissions from Motive Fuel ..   ..   ..   ..   4 123 500 e ..  
   of which                        
      Ground Fuel ..   ..   ..   ..   425 300 e ..  
      Marine Fuel ..   ..   ..   ..   827 700 e ..  
      Aviation Fuel ..   ..   ..   ..   2 870 500 e ..  
   Emissions from Travel ..   ..   ..   ..   ..   ..  
   of which                        
      Road Travel3 ..   ..   61 100   60 000   57 800   57 600  
      Air Travel ..   ..   ..   ..   38 700   62 500  
Source: Defence Estates (Estate Emissions), Defence Fuel Group (Fuel Emissions),
Chief Joint Operations (Fuel Emissions), Director Land Equipment (Travel Emissions)
1. Figures may not match those previously and subsequently published, due to DEFRA conversion factors being subject to change.
2. The apparent increase in emissions in 2007/08 is because 2005/06 and 2006/07 data do not include Chief of Joint Operations/ Permanent Joint HQ, which is
    included from 2007/08.
3. A new baseline was established in 2008/09 to include civilian grey fleet data (privately owned vehicles used on official
    business). Figures were revised and consequently may not match those previously published.