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> 7 million
TREES PLANTED
since 1997
CitiPower and Powercor Australia
442 vehicles
1,901 tonnes of CO2-e
CitiPower and Powercor are electricity distribution businesses in Victoria. We own and manage the poles, wires and equipment that deliver power to more than one million customers in Melbourne, its inner suburbs and through central and western Victoria.
We are responsible for the quality and reliability of the power we deliver to our customers, and for the safety of the infrastructure that delivers it.
While delivering this vital service to Victorians is our priority, we are also committed to the principles of sustainable development and to managing our business in an environmentally and socially responsible way.
As part of that commitment, we are proud to partner with Greenfleet to offset the emissions of our light fleet each year.
With electricity assets and depots spread across half the state, and with employees often working from more than one location on a regular basis, the light fleet is an integral part of our business.
We recognise, however, that the associated greenhouse emissions are significant. In 2010, the 442 vehicles that comprise our light fleet emitted 1,901 tonnes of CO2-e.
Greenfleet will plant 7,092* native trees as part of its biodiverse forest sink program in 2011 in order to offset these emissions.
Offset history
| Year |
Offsets with Greenfleet (tonnes of CO2-e) |
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| 2010 | 1,901 | |
| 2009 | 1,785 | |
| 2008 | 1,720 | |
| 2007 | 1,849 | |
| 2005 | 2,116 |
* Note: This number of trees is a reasonable estimate of the number of trees required to be initially planted to sequester the total quantity of carbon purchased and takes into account that not all trees initially planted will survive due to the natural survival rate of trees. Accordingly, trees that do not survive following initial plantation may not necessarily be replanted.
Greenfleet's commitment to recapture carbon on behalf of our supporters involves the management of native forests across all our planting sites. Greenfleet's forest pool is forecast to meet its overall carbon commitments to supporters.