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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