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A climate campaign group claims that it has prevented 2000 tonnes of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere by purchasing credits from the trust which runs SE1′s two NHS hospitals.
Campaign group Sandbag has this month purchased 2,000 tonnes worth of carbon dioxide emission credits from Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.
All large energy users within the EU are given carbon dioxide emission allowances (carbon credits) under the mandatory European Emissions Trading Scheme. The hospital trust has significantly reduced its carbon emissions allowing it to sell unused credits.
Sandbag is purchasing the credits on behalf of its members and will now cancel them preventing the carbon from entering the atmosphere. The group says that removing 2000 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is equivalent to taking 1000 cars off the road. Sandbag has cancelled the same amount of CO2 as would be emitted heating 750 homes for a year.
“We are delighted to be buying permits from Guy’s Hospital
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