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Plan to scrap Olympics site is a
Task force seeks
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A proposal to abandon the done yet is get their head around eir Water Taskforce has met for the
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gymnastics venue in the 2012 how much will be revenue versus first time to enable government
Olympic Games to save millions of capital expenditure cuts.
Simon
and industry to work together to cut
pounds in construction costs is a ‘We have to face up to the fact that household carbon emissions.
sign of things to come, according capital expenditure is easier to cut A radical change will be needed
to a leading figure in the building than revenue.’ to meet the UK’s ambitious carbon
services sector. Andrews, pictured, said every reduction targets, according to the
Mark Andrews, chief executive of huge project planned by government Department of Energy and Climate
NG Bailey, says the announcement is likely to get scrutinised very Change (DECC), which hosted the
by the Olympic Board to scrap the thoroughly to see whether cutbacks event.
new centre on the North Greenwich can be made to save money. As for the future projects that will Mark Brown, director of the
Peninsula in London and use He added: ‘I hate to continue survive, he said: ‘It’s very difficult Energy Efficiency Partnership for
existing facilities at Wembley Arena being the purveyor of doom, but to believe anybody is going to do Homes, which is on the taskforce,
signals the start of a series of cuts to there are some messages coming anything exciting.’ said: ‘This forum will allow industry
public expenditure. from politicians that they’re trying to The Olympic Board’s proposal expertise to inform policy on
‘It’s a sign of things to come. I maintain expenditure, for example is subject to the approval of the heating and hot water, specifically to
think that whichever party gets into in public programmes like schools international badminton and contribute towards realistic targets
power they know they’ve got to cut and health, and as they get further rhythmic gymnastics federations. being set, and to ensure that a
back on public sector expenditure. into it they’ll realise they’ve got some It is hoped final approval will be suitable infrastructure is in place to
What I don’t think either party has very, very difficult decisions to make.’ secured in December. deliver those targets.’
Faster carbon cuts sought London initiative for local energy
A major acceleration in the pace backed the report, which also argues Mayor of London Boris Johnson has electricity from local sources,
of carbon cuts must be achieved that, between 2003 and 2007, announced a package of initiatives to London’s carbon emissions would
if Britain is to hit its own target greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions slash carbon emissions in the capital be reduced by 3.5 million tonnes a
to reduce emissions by 80 per are falling by less than one per cent and to boost locally generated energy year.
cent in 2050. In its first annual annually. They need to be falling by production. The London Development
progress report to Parliament, the two per cent this year and by three per The moves are part of a drive to Agency has allocated up to £16m for
independent Committee on Climate cent next year. provide 25 per cent of London’s heat decentralised energy projects over
Change (CCC), which advises the Project Discovery, an Ofgem and electricity requirements from the next four years.
government, says a ‘major shift’ in report investigating the security and local sources by 2025. Launching the initiative, Johnson
the strategy on residential energy sustainability of Britain’s energy The initiatives, drawn up in announced that 19 London boroughs
efficiency is needed. supplies over the next 10 to 15 partnership with the London would initially be working with the
This strategy must move away years, has found that up to £200bn Development Agency, London First London Development Agency and
from reliance on energy suppliers- needs to be invested in the energy and London Councils, are designed London councils to facilitate local
led change to a focus on improving sector to ensure supplies and hit to attract investors while helping energy schemes.
energy efficiency in homes, carbon targets. One of the key risks developers and borough councils The Renewable Energy Association
holistically, and street by street. highlighted by various scenarios is to develop greener local energy welcomed the initiative, which, it
The Energy Institute, the that the EU’s renewables’ target and schemes. said, ‘underlines and supports the
professional membership body, UK government’s carbon budgets are By meeting its target of producing important role of local government in
and the UK Green Building Council not met or at risk of not being met. a quarter of London’s heat and the green energy revolution’.
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