Guidance to Local Authorities on Climate Change Mitigation
The Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006 commits the Government to producing an ‘Energy Measures Report’ by August 2007. This report must contain information on measures that local authorities can take in order to:
- Improve energy efficiency;
- Increase the levels of microgeneration;
- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions; or
- Reducing the number of households living in fuel poverty.
Local authorities will have to ‘have regard’ to this report when exercising their functions.
The consultation seeks written views, from local government and others, on the approach the government should take towards the report.
The report will form part of a wider package of measures taken forward in England and Wales to ensure that more local authorities take action on climate change and sustainable and affordable energy.
The closing date for this consultation is 1 August 2007. Further information is available from the Defra website at: http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/ccmitigatefuelpov-laguid/index.htm
Source: www.defra.gov.uk (accessed 08/06/07)
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