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News Release from: Chartered Institute of Building [CIOB]
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 19 June 2007
Climate change committee make-up
proposed
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has called for the Committee on Climate Change to include expert representatives from the construction industry.
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has called for the Committee on Climate Change, as proposed in the Governments draft Climate Change Bill, to include expert representatives from the construction industry Michael Brown CIOB deputy chief executive said, "The Government has stated that the construction, occupation and maintenance of buildings account for around 50 per cent of the UK's total CO2 emissions, so it would seem sensible that the industry is well represented on any such committee on Climate Change
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 12 Mar 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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"The CO2 target of a 60% reduction by 2050 and 26-32% by 2020 is welcome, but what we need greater clarity on how we are measuring this performance.
Targets are the obvious way to reach the solution, but as an industry we need something to aim for and we need to know how these targets breakdown and can be achieved.
"There are also still questions that remain about the powers of the Committee.
The CIOB supports the establishment of an independent body, as suggested in the Bill.
But we do not believe that the proposals indicated go far enough.
For true integrity, the Committee should be able to regulate the performance of government without political interference." The Government's draft Climate Change Bill is currently undergoing pre-legislative consultation.
The Bill will give statutory force to the Governments targets for cutting emissions by 60 per cent by 2050.
In addition the Bill will introduce five year carbon budgets, which will require the Government to set, in secondary legislation, binding limits on CO2 emissions during five year budget periods, begin from 2008.
The Bill will also establish a Committee on Climate Change to work with the Government to reduce emissions over time.
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