Environment issues
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Air emissions
With air quality management plans and monitoring systems in place, we have reduced emissions of acid gases from our power stations.
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Climate change
We are tackling our contribution to climate change by using less carbon-intensive fuels and developing higher-efficiency power stations.
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Energy efficiency
We encourage our customers and the community as a whole to use energy efficiently.
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Environmental incidents
We aim to outperform minimum legal requirements wherever we can and have never had a prosecution upheld against us for an environmental offence.
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Environmental research
Environmental research, both in-house and with other energy generating companies, continues to support our environmental performance.
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Land use and biodiversity
We support positive land management in order to promote biodiversity and nature conservation.
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Renewable energy
We contribute to the UK's renewable energy supply and plan to grow our renewable generation business.
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Resource use
We are committed to limiting the resources used by our power stations, in our offices and through our distribution.
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Waste management
We ensure all our businesses have effective waste management plans as well as a range of waste reduction and recycling schemes.
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Working with suppliers
We work with our suppliers to ensure that environmental issues are addressed throughout the supply chain.
