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Southeastern today committed itself to reduce its total site energy use by 10% by the end of 2010 as part of the 10:10 campaign to reduce carbon output. Savings will be made across the company as part of their commitment to providing environmentally-friendly public transport.

Colin Clifton, Head of Safety and Environment, Southeastern said, “As a company that runs only electric trains, we are aware that we need to be managing our carbon output and look at ways of reducing it without affecting the running of our services. We are proud to be the first rail company to make this public commitment which builds on the work we have already been doing. We have already reduced our carbon footprint by nearly 20% and we are determined to continue this in 2010”

Southeastern has already been recognised for its work by the Carbon Trust and also the London Green 500 and continues to increase its recycling schemes; 1792 tonnes of waste were recycled last year. It has also introduced measures such as regenerative braking and extra training for drivers on more energy efficient driving techniques.

10:10 is a national drive uniting individuals, businesses and organisations from across the UK to introduce immediate and achievable action on climate change, aiming for a 10% reduction in the UK’s emissions during 2010. For businesses this can be achieved through four areas: grid electricity use, in-site fossil fuel use, vehicle use and air travel. Already the campaign has over 60,000 individuals, organisations and businesses signed-up.
 
“As the first rail company to sign-up to the 10:10 campaign we hope that we can encourage others to join us. As an industry we are all doing our bit but we must make sure that we let others know so that we can set an example to other businesses and our passengers,” Mr Clifton added.

To find out more about the campaign please visit www.1010uk.org 

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