Climate change tracker reveals UK lagging on progress towards a low-carbon economy
The Government should redouble its efforts to increase energy efficiency in the home and the workplace, the CBI said today (Wednesday). The failure of world leaders to agree binding global emissions cuts at the Copenhagen summit makes it all the more important that the UK pushes ahead as rapidly as possible to reduce its energy consumption and build diverse and low-carbon sources of power generation.
Launching its third Climate Change Tracker, which monitors progress towards a low-carbon economy, the CBI says just four of its 24 indicators are on track. It is particularly concerned about the slow progress being made in improving energy efficiency among businesses and consumers.
Richard Lambert, CBI Director-General said:
"Following the disappointing outcome to the Copenhagen negotiations, the immediate emphasis must now be on those actions that don't require global agreement and that bring economic benefits in their own right. Improved energy efficiency can take us a long way towards meeting our commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, and at the same time will bring significant economic benefits to the country.
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