NEWS ROUND-UP
400,000 jobs in low carbon sector
expected in next decade, says research
I
ndependent research and services sector is estimated ambitious action from this
by Innovas published at the to be worth £3 trillion. government if we’re not to be left
Low carbon Industrial summit however, not everyone is behind by other countries. after
in London in March reported convinced that the government all, the economies which prosper
that if employment grows at has the wherewithal to take this century will be low carbon.”
CRC is a
projected rates, an additional advantage of the opportunities a pamphlet entitled Low
400,000 jobs in low carbon offered by a low carbon Carbon Industrial Strategy: a
"minefield",
industries could be created in the economy. Vision, sets out the government’s
next decade. Greenpeace executive director plans. Businesses and others
warns Environ
the research also stated that John sauven said: “the sad with an interest are asked for
the UK is the 6th largest low truth is that when it comes to their input through an interactive
T
he LonG awaited third carbon and environmental goods stimulus packages that are green, website to inform a final strategy
consultation on the draft and services economy and that Britain comes in at the bottom to be published before the
order of the carbon reduction the global market for the low of the global league table. We summer. Visit: http://interactive.
commitment (crc) was carbon and environmental goods need fewer speeches and more berr.gov.uk/lowcarbon/
published by the department
of energy & climate chance
Fife Council first in Scotland to sign
(decc) in March and despite
the government’s promise
up to WRAP's voluntary commitment
that there would only be a
few “tweaks”, the crc will
also affect companies with a F
Ife coUncIL has
announced it will be the first
consumption of 3,000MWh council in scotland to sign up to
to 6,000MWh, warned Wrap’s (Waste & resources
environmental consultancy, action programme) Halving
environ. this, along with Waste to Landfill commitment.
several other amendments to the council said it will join
the crc will make the new Laing o’rourke and hamilton
legislation "a minefield for all Waste recycling to bring the
affected organisations, that voluntary commitment to the
are expected to number about scottish construction industry.
20,000", added environ. Wrap’s Halving Waste
Whereas before companies to Landfill commitment is a stated it has set itself strict waste fife and we have a duty to make
over the 6,000MWh threshold voluntary framework devised to reduction targets with the aim our operations as sustainable as
will face stiff fines and help achieve a 50% reduction of becoming the "leading green possible. ”
penalties for non-compliance. in construction, demolition and council in scotland". since the commitment was
now, those below this excavation waste sent to landfill councillor tony Martin of launched in october 2008, over 60
threshold will also have to take by 2012. fife council said: “the council organisations are reported to have
steps to produce an annual fife council is the third largest is one of the biggest building signed up to Wrap’s voluntary
report to the regulator, to prove local authority in scotland and and construction organisations in agreement, e.g. asda.
they are exempt, said the
consultant. failure to comply
Good Energy reduces its standard electricity
will incur a £1,000 fine.
directors will be required to
tariffs for a second time in 2009
sign off reports and, if they do
this knowing the information
is wrong, they will face fines G
ood enerGy, said to be this reduction means a typical the power output of its wind
the UK’s only dedicated Good energy customer will save farm in delabole, cornwall.
of £50,000 or up to three years 100% renewable electricity more than £40 per year on their Good energy, which supplies
imprisonment. failure to meet supplier, is reducing its standard electricity bill. energy to over 25,000 UK homes
the deadlines for information electricity tariffs by an average the renewable electricity and businesses, stressed that
will also lead to hefty fines. of 7.5% from 1 april 2009. this supplier said it buys directly savings will vary according
the environment agency is is claimed to be the second price from more than 500 independent to consumption patterns, and
sending out information packs reduction this year and follows a renewable energy generators and calculations are based on the
this summer. cut of 7.5% in January. is also planning to invest around average domestic customer using
according to Good energy, £400 per customer to increase 3,600kWh of electricity p.a.
SuStainable SolutionS april 2009 
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