The Carbon Trust has helped UK businesses save £1billion in energy costs and cut carbon emissions by 17 million tonnes since its inception in 2001, according to new figures released today. Businesses working with the Carbon Trust cut their carbon footprint by approximately two million tonnes last year - an increase of around half a million tonnes compared to the previous year.

An important part of this milestone has been the Carbon Trust’s support for smaller businesses. In 2007/08, the organisation provided £40m of support to SMEs. Since 2005, the Carbon Trust has helped smaller businesses to save almost one million tonnes of carbon and implement more than £100 million of direct cost savings.

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