Car Leasing Group 'UK Carline' Cutting Down Carbon Emissions

Online, March 13, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Car Leasing Group 'UK Carline' Cutting Down Carbon Emissions
Carbon offsetting efforts rewarded with receipt of Green Award
Car leasing organisation, Uk Carline has been awarded Best Green Transport Award from the Lancashire Green Awards 2009, as recognition of the environmental efforts of this car leasing organisation.
Whilst car leasingand managing a business fleet can leave a hefty carbon footprint, UK Carline is making it easier for businesses to maintain their green goals while running a number of vehicles. Keeping up with the times and keeping one eye firmly on the environmental impact of running a fleet of vehicles led to the implementation of a number of initiatives to reduce and offset carbon emissions.
With many years experience in vehicle supply, car leasing and finance, UK Carline added carbon evaluation to their business car leasing and fleet management services. Carbon evaluation of fleet operations involves a fleet review is carried out to analyse fuel consumption. This service is offered in conjunction with journey planning and driver training geared to understanding the environmental impact of fleet vehicle usage.
Not stopping with the reduction of carbon usage, the latest innovation from this environmentally aware organisation is the introduction of a carbon offset initiative. In July 2009, UK Carline launched the first CO2 offset scheme of its kind in the UK. This initiative by a leader in the vehicle leasing industry provides UK businesses with a means to achieve their specific carbon neutral or carbon reduction targets.
This carbon reduction is made possible through the calculation of the CO2 output of fleet cars or vans during the period of the contract. Offset specialists, Carbon Balance, then participate in ethical and credible carbon reduction projects across the globe to balance carbon emissions. This allows for the responsible offset of the carbon produced by fleet vehicles.
The introduction of this cutting edge environmental initiative saved no less than 198.80 tonnes of CO2 emission in its first three months. This quantity is the equivalent to flying from London to New York and back 421 times, or driving around the earth in a medium-sized petrol car 128 times.
The UK Carline commitment to environmentally responsible car leasing has now been recognised with the Best Green Transport Award - Lancashire Green Awards 2009.
General Manager, Simon Booth, commented on the receipt of the Best Green Transport Award stating: "This is a fantastic way to round off the year and the success we've had with our CO2 scheme. We're now confident that we will easily surpass our original goal of offsetting over 1,000 tonnes of CO2 within 12 months."

UK CARLINE -www.ukcarline.com