Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which energy provider supplies energy to their Department; how much carbon dioxide was emitted by their Department in the latest period for which figures are available; whether the criteria their Department uses to select an energy supplier include how environmentally friendly that supplier is; and what recent steps their Department has taken to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from its energy use.

FCDO's UK energy suppliers are contracted via the Cabinet Office's Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Framework. There are two suppliers on the Supply of Energy and Ancillary Services agreement (Supply of Energy and Ancillary Services - CCS (crowncommercial.gov.uk)): EDF Energy Limited for Electricity and TotalEnergies Gas and Power Limited for Natural Gas. FCDO takes advantage of available renewable energy options under CCS frameworks.

Information on FCDO's greenhouse gas emissions data and actions taken to reduce carbon emissions and environmental impacts are published annually in the Sustainability Report sections of FCDO's 2021-22 Annual Report and Accounts (Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22 (publishing.service.gov.uk) (pages 81-93).