(ANSA) – ROME, JUN 05 – The heating and cooling systems, kept on to combat Covid and the resumption of home-work commuting, have traced back the total carbon dioxide emissions of the Bank of Italy in its various offices which however, they show a decrease of 27% compared to 2019. Looking at the annual report on operations and activities for 2021, it can be seen that last year “total carbon dioxide emissions increased by 7 per cent compared to 202, mainly due to of a greater consumption of methane gas, due to the different operating modes of the heating systems, provided for by national health protocols to counter the spread of the coronavirus “. An element also reported in the environmental report of 2021 where it was explained how “the current plant configuration of the various buildings of the Bank does not allow the total deactivation of heating and cooling in the spaces not occupied by staff” and “the air conditioning systems have worked to forced regimes and for longer times in order to ensure a greater number of air changes and consequently to reduce the risk of spreading the coronavirus “: The increase in 2021 also underlines the report released this year,” they also contributed the higher emissions associated with staff travel from home to work. Emissions from business travel, on the other hand, fell by 28 per cent. Compared to the previous year, electricity consumption also decreased by 2 per cent “.
“Compared with 2019, total emissions fell by 27 percent”, the report on operations and activities points out. The bank has put in place a whole range of initiatives to reduce its ecological footprint: less paper for publications and documents, LED bulbs, efficiency and renovation of the various properties throughout the institute’s national territory.
Numerous measures are also underway to reduce the environmental impact associated with the production, distribution, recycling and disposal of cash, one of the institute’s tasks within the ECB. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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