Peterborough City Council's carbon emissions rise after tariff error

The city council did not realise for more than a year that it had been switched to a standard tariff

Peterborough City Council's net carbon emissions rose in the last financial year by more than 2,500 tonnes.

The rise has been blamed on a switch from green tariff to a standard tariff in June 2022 which went unnoticed until the following year.

The authority reported net emissions of 7,389 tonnes of CO2e (carbon dioxide or equivalent), up from 4,813 tonnes in 2021/22. 

The council's mayor Nick Sandford said the issue was "slightly embarrassing".