July 2025
Commitment to achieving Net Zero
MTC is committed to achieving Net Zero corporate emissions by 2035 and to implementing decarbonisation initiatives at all its contracted sites to support public sector Net Zero objectives.
Carbon emissions
This is MTC’s fourth reporting year, with 2021 as the baseline. Emissions have been calculated for MTC’s corporate operations following the methodologies laid out in the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting [1] Standard, and Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) [2] Standard and have utilised the UK Government’s emission factors.
Periods covered: 2021 to 2024 |
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EMISSIONS (tCO2e) |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2024 vs. baseline (2021) |
|
Scope 1 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
-61% |
|
Scope 2 |
6.9 |
4.4 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
-52% |
|
Scope 3* |
25.6 |
49.1 |
34.9 |
31 |
+21% |
|
Corporate Total |
33.2 |
56.4 |
39.0 |
34.6 |
+4% |
|
Scope 3: Employee commuting to contract sites |
58.4 |
87.2 |
113.4 |
185.4 |
+217% |
|
Scope 3: Business travel to contract sites |
557.2 |
341.6 |
276.1 |
178.2 |
-58% |
|
Contract travel total |
615.6 |
428.9 |
389.5 |
363.6 |
-41% |
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*Corporate Scope 3 includes: corporate business travel, homeworking, T&D losses & well to tank emissions and waste. Employee commuting and business travel associated with contracted sites is monitored by MTC but not within scope of the Carbon Reduction Plan target. It is included separately above for information purposes only and to demonstrate the progress in reducing emissions from our staff travel to contract sites. Scope 3 transportation is not applicable as MTC does not contract any haulage or shipping services. |
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Emissions reduction targets
MTC’s objectives are to reduce corporate Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions in absolute terms by:
Current Carbon Reduction Projects
Several initiatives are underway or recently implemented at MTC:
Net Zero principles for contract sites
In addition to actions on corporate operations, MTC will implement the following Net Zero principles at each of its contract sites, whose emissions are reported separately:
Declaration
This Carbon Reduction Plan has been completed in accordance with PPN 06/21 and associated guidance and the Technical standard for Completion of Carbon Reduction Plans [3].
Emissions have been reported in accordance with the published Technical standard for Completion of Carbon Reduction Plans and the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard and calculated using the appropriate Government emission conversion factors for greenhouse gas company reporting[4].
Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions have been reported in accordance with Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) requirements [5], and the required subset of Scope 3 emissions have been reported in accordance with the published Technical standard for Completion of Carbon Reduction Plans and the Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard.
This Carbon Reduction Plan has been reviewed and signed off by Chris White, Director of Health, Safety, Facilities Management and Property and SLT Sponsor of Social Mission focussed on sustainability and Ian Mulholland, Managing Director.
[1]https://ghgprotocol.org/corporate-standard
[2]https://ghgprotocol.org/standards/scope-3-standard
[4]https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-conversion-factors-for-company-reporting