Subsidiaries of Russian gas monopoly Gazprom reduced their greenhouse
gas emissions by 7.3% and water consumption by 7.8% in 2015 compared to
the year before, Gazprom’s Coordinating Committee for Environmental
Protection and Energy Efficiency said, following a meeting moderated by
Vitaly Markelov, Deputy Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee
and Head of the Coordinating Committee.
Energy saving and energy efficiency are key to Gazprom’s
environmental activities, Gazprom said in a press release. In 2015, the
Company saved 2.7 million tonnes of fuel equivalent on fuel and energy
resources, including 2.255 billion cubic metres of natural gas, 260.6
million kWh of electricity, and 205,000 Gcal of heat. The total cost of
the resources saved in 2015 equaled 7.8 billion rubles, exceeding the
level of 2014 by over 0.6 billion rubles. In 2015, Gazprom’s
Environmental Inspection Service conducted 539 environmental compliance
inspections in 52 subsidiary companies and organisations of Gazprom, the
press release read. In addition, 544 inspections were carried out in 29
subsidiary companies and organisations with the purpose of monitoring
the efficiency of natural gas use.
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