Report of the Ministry for the Environment for the year ended 30 June 2005

1 Overview

2 Statement of Service Performance for the Year Ended 30 June 2005

3 Financial Statements for the Ministry for the Environment

4 Non-Departmental Schedules

5 Environmental Report

6 Management of the Ministry

7 Contact Information

5 Environmental Report (continued)

Carbon Footprint

Figure 4: Ministry for the Environment CO₂ equivalent emissions

In 2004/05 the Ministry generated a minimum [Note that while calculated in accordance with international Greenhouse Gas accounting protocols, in common with many organisations reporting on their CO₂impact, ourCO₂figure represents a minimum only. For example, the electricity usage for air conditioning/heating/shared areas for two of our Wellington offices is currently not included because of difficulties in obtaining adequate data.] of 473.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent emissions, a 26% decrease on 2003/04 (636.4 tonnes). The Ministry CO₂ equivalent emissions decreased by 32% to 2.1 tonnes per FTE from 2003/04 emissions (3 tonnes).

The decrease in emissions is primarily due to decreased international and domestic flight kilometres as well as a decrease in petrol consumption by the hybrid vehicles. The only increase in CO₂ equivalent emissions was in hire car mileage/petrol due to the increased vehicle use for this period and a small increase in electricity used.

Table 5: Our performance over time

	Actual 2004/05	Actual 2003/04	Actual 2002/03	Actual 2001/02
CO2 equivalent emissions per staff member (tonnes)	2.1	3.0	2.6	2.5

Key targets and commitments	Progress at 30 June 2005
Monitor our CO2 equivalent emissions to understand and report back on the reasons for any fluctuation year to year.	Ongoing: We will continue to monitor our CO2 equivalent emissions throughout 2005/06.