The Paymaster General (Michael Ellis)

I am pleased today to formally launch the new Net Zero Estate Playbook.

Decarbonising the public estate will play a pivotal role in our fight against climate change. With more than 300,000 individual properties, at a combined value of £515 billion, the UK public sector manages, by some distance, the largest property portfolio in the country.

Operating at this scale means that every decision we make and every improvement we implement has an impact. We must go beyond decarbonising our own estate, by leading from the front, setting an example, and bringing industry with us.

This Net Zero Estate Playbook is about helping us go further, and faster. It’s a guide, to support every Government organisation. It takes best practice from around the UK, aligning with Government policy and bringing the best advice into one place to inform and improve sustainability strategies and simplify the path to net zero.

It provides, for the first time, a methodical step-by-step guide to help Government property professionals decarbonise their estate. A copy of the Net Zero Estate Playbook has been deposited in the Libraries of both Houses.

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