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Saturday, November 11, 2006
Significant developments to reduce emissions by 10%
Weds 25 Oct, Cardiff.
At a meeting of the Cross Sector Climate Change Group, the Environment, Planning and Countryside Minister Carwyn Jones announced:

"Progress on energy efficiency, particularly in the public sector, has been encouraging. But it is clear that more action needs to be taken. For example, there is more we can do to encourage sustainable use of energy including microgeneration and I am pleased to announce a change to planning guidelines for local authorities. I expect all local authorities to secure more sustainable buildings by reducing carbon emissions. This should include a requirement that significant developments reduce their predicted CO2 emissions by 10 per cent. This can be through a combination of building performance improvements, on-site renewables and efficient supply of heat, cooling and power."

Although the detailed proposals are not yet available and there is no announced timetable, it is believed that the exact details should emerge by the end of the year.

WAG press release
BBC report
Western Mail report
posted at 7:01 am by egsi manager.
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