Guardian: The government is “lagging far behind” in its efforts to curb carbon emissions from its buildings and activities, according to a report from a committee of MPs. The report from the environmental audit committee (EAC) said that emissions from government departments had dropped by just 0.7% over the period 1999-2000 to 2006-07, much less than the 8% necessary to hit its target of a 12.5% reduction by 2010/11. This modest performance was highly dependent on a large cut …