Nov 14 - Western Mail

The parent company of South Wales energy supplier, Swalec, aims to reduce the level of carbon monoxide generated from its electricity production by 20% by 2016. Scottish and Southern Energy's new environmental targets also include goals to facilitate energy savings by electricity and gas customers and cut back on the amount of waste sent to landfill.

Head of sustainable development, Dr Keith MacLean, said that the environmental targets were identified with three broad objectives in mind:

"First, we want to reduce greenhouse gases generally;

"Second, we want to be as efficient as possible in the use of resources;

"And, third, we want to avoid pollution."

Head of energy strategy Rhys Stanwix said the company's new target to cut the carbon from power production will help maintain its position at the leading edge of environmental thinking in the UK energy industry.

"We will report on our progress against the 2016 target each year and the decisions we take and the investments we make will be guided by our aim of achieving a 20% reduction. Like any target, it will be subject to risks and events, but we are very serious."

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