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Environment issues

 

Select from the options below to learn more about the environment issues covered by this report:

Air emissions

With air quality management plans and monitoring systems in place, we have reduced emissions of acid gases from our power stations.
 

Climate change

We are tackling our contribution to climate change by using less carbon-intensive fuels and developing higher-efficiency power stations.
 

Energy efficiency

We encourage our customers and the community as a whole to use energy efficiently.
 

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.
 

Environmental research

Environmental research, both in-house and with other energy generating companies, continues to support our environmental performance.  
 

Land use and biodiversity

We support positive land management in order to promote biodiversity and nature conservation.
 

Renewable energy

We contribute to the UK's renewable energy supply and plan to grow our renewable generation business.
 

Resource use


We are committed to limiting the resources used by our power stations, in our offices and through our distribution.
 

Waste management

We ensure all our businesses have effective waste management plans as well as a range of waste reduction and recycling schemes.
 

Working with suppliers

We work with our suppliers to ensure that environmental issues are addressed throughout the supply chain.
 


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