Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gases

A Carbon Management Programme is being implemented to pursue ambitious energy and carbon reduction targets. During 2009, funding was approved to enable a range of further energy saving projects including improved metering and monitoring, power voltage reductions and more efficient heating systems. Our electricity consumption has reduced by 22 million kWh (18.2%) per annum compared with our 2007 target baseline. Site closures have clearly accounted for some of this reduction, but comparing consumption on a strict like-for-like basis ie consumption at sites that were in operation during 2007 and that were still in operation at the end of 2009, we have achieved a reduction in electricity consumption of 13.9% as a result of our energy conservation measures, compared with our target of 2%. We believe that we are also well on-track to meet our target of reducing our equivalent carbon dioxide emissions by 10,500 tonnes by the end of 2010 (versus 2008).

During 2008, Trinity Mirror received independent recognition of its energy and carbon reduction programme through the award of the Carbon Trust Standard. This certification is due for renewalin 2011 and will involve the Carbon Trust undertaking a further independent audit of our policies, achievements and future energy management plans. During the coming year we will also implement our strategy to comply with the new, statutory, CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme introduced under the Climate Change Act 2008. We anticipate that Trinity Mirror Printing will be exempt from the scheme because a high proportion of energy consumption at our print sites is already covered by agreements under the existing Climate Change Levy Scheme. The rest of the Group will, however, need to register and provide baseline consumption data during 2010 and our plans for complying with these requirements are well-developed.

Current Target:

By the end of 2010 the Group will reduce its equivalent carbon dioxide emissions by 10,500 tonnes per annum, on a like-for-like basis versus 2008.

Water Consumption

The water consumption of the Group's 'core' sites during 2009 was 138,267 cubic metres (2008: 192,280).