LOW CARBON MILESTONES

Early day motion 1104, tabled 13 March 2007 by Ian Gibson (Labour). Signed by 46 members.

That this House welcomes the Government's commitment to zero carbon housing by 2016; notes that the way homes and buildings are heated in future will have to change due to the increased pressure to reduce carbon emissions and the need to reduce energy costs; further notes that the forthcoming Energy White Paper provides an opportunity for the Government to aid planning authorities to assess new building carbon footprints by setting low carbon grid electricity milestones; and calls on the Government to extend and formalise the carbon projections in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' Market Transformation Programme until 2050 to achieve this and aid housing planning policy.

Signatures by party: Labour 38, Liberal Democrat 6, Plaid Cymru 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.