Finance

Carbon Accounting

Carbon accounting is the accounting undertaken to measure the amount of carbon dioxide equivalents that will not be released into the atmosphere as a result of Flexible Mechanisms projects under the Kyoto Treaty. As carbon reduction and the cost of carbon emissions becomes more integrated into all organisational systems, carbon accounting will play a vital role in purchasing, commissioning, service delivery and estates development. 

The financial case to reduce carbon will be even stronger with the introduction of the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme in spring 2010. This will place a requirement on organisations to buy carbon credits where half hourly electricity use is metered or where annual energy use is greater than 6,000 megawatt hours.

Information and training regarding carbon accounting is currently under development - check back soon for more detailed information.

Case Studies

NHS Bournemouth and Poole Low Carbon Strategy

A copy of NHS Bournemouth and Poole's Low Carbon Strategy - developed by the Centre for Sustainable Energy (commissioned) in April 2009.

Devon Partnership Trust Sustainable Development Action Plan

A copy of Devon Partnership NHS Trust's Sustainable Development Action Plan, as reported to Board in September 2009.

NHS Swindon Sustainable Development Management Plan

NHS Swindon's Sustainable Development Management Plan, approved in January 2010.

News

  1. BMJ Spotlight on Climate Change
    Mon, 19/03/2012

    The BMJ has just published a spotlight on climate change on ...

  2. Sustainability in the NHS: Healthcheck 2012 (from SDU bulletin)
    Wed, 01/02/2012

    Today the NHS SDU launches its new publication '...

  3. £20 million of new Salix funding (from SDU update)
    Tue, 03/01/2012

    The Department for Energy and Climate Change is boosting the Salix interest free loans fund by £20 million pounds. The additional cash injection is to support more public sector energy efficiency projects. These loans must be agreed by the end of March...

  4. Free Carbon Literacy E-learning Resource
    Fri, 14/10/2011

    As part of its National Sustainable Public Procurement Programme, Defra has launched a new e-learning resource for procurement professionals. The e-learning resource has been developed in collaboration between Defra, the Department of Health, NHS organisations and the EU funded Clear About...

  5. Global Green and Healthy Hospitals
    Thu, 13/10/2011

    The NHS SDU has become one of the founding members of a new global initiative: Global Green and Healthy Hospitals - which supports existing efforts around the world to promote greater sustainability and environmental health in the health sector and thereby to strengthen health systems...

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