CLIMATE CHANGE (SECTORAL TARGETS) BILL

Early day motion 1233, tabled 31 March 2009 by Martin Caton (Labour). Signed by 136 members.

That this House welcomes the Climate Change (Sectoral Targets) Bill introduced on 11 February by the hon. Member for Gower, which would require the Secretary of State to set long-term targets for energy efficiency in the domestic and non-domestic sectors, for renewable energy, for microgeneration and for other low carbon sources of energy generation in order to satisfy all of the UK's energy needs, provide for security of supply and also help achieve carbon reduction targets; notes that the Bill would also require a strategy to be drawn up and implemented by the Secretary of State in order to achieve those targets, and believes that such an approach will provide an immediate, flexible, realistic and cost-effective way of delivering the stated objectives of energy policy which would also create jobs and help regenerate the economy.

Signatures by party: Labour 77, Liberal Democrat 43, Conservative 5, Independent 3, Plaid Cymru 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Independent Labour 1, Respect 1.