Residents who use the internet to contact their local council could help save the equivalent of millions of air miles in carbon emissions, according to new research issued today by the Department of Communities and Local Government.
The department commissioned an independent study report by environmental specialists Best Foot Forward, to discover how big a contribution councils could make to tackling climate change, by encouraging local people to turn to their website for routine transactions.
The report found that not only are online services more cost efficient in staff time than the use of paper, but that there are also parallel savings in terms of CO2 emissions because of the reduced number of journeys.
