Former President Mary Robinson has called on the public sector to show leadership in climate action.

She made the call at the recent SEAI public sector conference which 800 representatives from public bodies and government departments attended at the Helix in DCU to advance their energy efficiency gains.

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Public bodies have saved over €1.3 billion on energy spend and avoided 4.6 million tonnes of CO2 emissions since 2009

This year's conference focused on accelerating leadership in the public sector towards the Government’s energy efficiency and CO2 reduction targets. The Government’s Climate Action Plan published last year sets out an ambitious vision for the public sector to achieve 50% energy efficiency improvement, 30% CO2 reduction and all public buildings to be B-rated by 2030.

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