Environment

International Power is committed to achieving the best practicable environmental performance via the use of modern combustion and abatement technology and from an increasing use of renewables. In addition, the benefits of the latest operating and maintenance practices help to reduce our environmental impact. When generating electricity, the key environmental issues are:

Emissions to atmosphere of carbon dioxide, oxides of nitrogen, sulphur dioxide and particulates (dust);
Management of waste materials, including ash, waste oil and other wastes;
Resource use, including fuel (coal, gas and oil), electricity, water and land;
Managing our impacts on biodiversity.

A key driver of company policy in the last three years has been to establish a cohesive and consistent approach to health, safety and environmental management. During 2006, the majority of our assets improved their environmental management systems by moving towards full ISO14001 certification, a programme that will continue to be promoted and encouraged in 2007.

Our compliance record is impressive, with no environmental prosecutions in the past five years.

Our environmental policy can be found at Our Policies.