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Water efficiency should just be an underpinning activity, you need to save water and not waste it and then you need these extra things on top like reservoirs and water transfers, and even desalination. If you don’t do the water saving bit you just need to build loads more stuff and you do get into a position where you need desalination pretty quickly

Hannah Dunkerley, Capita business case consultant for local public services, explains how the public sector can fund its role in achieving net zero carbon emissions targets.

We helped Blackburn with Darwen Council to secure funding and planning permission for a project that will reduce the carbon footprint and electricity bills of 23 council buildings through the installation of sustainable power and heating technologies.

Installing up to 27 smart meters a minute across the country, allowing homes and small businesses to monitor energy consumption.

Since 2013, the Data Communications Company (DCC), one of our subsidiaries within the Capita group, has been licensed by the UK government to build and manage the central network for smart metering across Britain.

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Experts share practical strategies to reduce energy use, cut carbon emissions, and ease financial pressures—all while maintaining high-quality care.