This weekend, politicians from the four main
political parties are debating a new policy blueprint for Britain
at the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT).
The discussion about CAT's new report, zerocarbonbritain, is part
of the annual Sustainable Science Symposium.
The report recommends a policy-driven plan for reducing Britain’s
emissions to zero by 2027. It also explores the possible outcomes
of these policies and looks at how our lives could be different in
20 years time.
Using only existing and proven technologies, zerocarbonbritain
integrates solutions to the intimately connected issues of climate
change, energy security and global equity.
After a presentation, politicians including Mick Bates AM from the
Liberal Democrats, Labour MP Nia Griffiths and Plaid Cymru
candidate Simon Thomas, will respond to the document.
While at CAT, Liberal Democrat MP Lembit Opik
said: “I salute the work of the Centre for Alternative Technology.
This roadmap to a zero carbon Britain is truly ground-breaking,
visionary and most importantly, do-able.”
The report will be released nationally on Monday 9 July and will
also be presented to the All Party Parliamentary Climate Change
Group at the House of Commons.
Sir John Houghton, former Co-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change (IPCC) and former Director General of the UK
Metrological Office said, “The authors of zerocarbonbritain present
a time-scale for action that begins now. I commend their imagination
(coupled with realism), their integrated view and their sense of
urgency, as an inspiration to all who are grappling with the
challenge that climate change is bringing to our world.”
Other presentations over the weekend include talks on rammed earth
building, small wind turbines, pre-fabricated timber buildings,
carbon offsetting and tidal barrages for generating electricity.
Above: Lembit Opik MP and Mick Bates AM meet Project Director Paul
Allen and Coordinator Richard Hawkins from zerocarbonbritain.
www.zerocarbonbritain.com
Source:
www.cat.org.uk
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