The Chartered Institute of Building - CIOB Calls for
Construction's Role on Climate Change Committee
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has called
for the Committee on Climate Change, as proposed in the
Governments draft Climate Change Bill, to include expert
representatives from the construction industry.
Michael Brown CIOB deputy chief executive said, "The
Government has stated that the construction, occupation
and maintenance of buildings account for around 50 per
cent of the UK's total CO2 emissions, so it would seem
sensible that the industry is well represented on any
such committee on Climate Change.
"The CO2 target of a 60% reduction by 2050 and 26-32% by
2020 is welcome, but what we need greater clarity on how
we are measuring this performance. Targets are the
obvious way to reach the solution, but as an industry we
need something to aim for and we need to know how these
targets breakdown and can be achieved.
"There are also still questions that remain about the
powers of the Committee. The CIOB supports the
establishment of an independent body, as suggested in
the Bill. But we do not believe that the proposals
indicated go far enough. For true integrity, the
Committee should be able to regulate the performance of
government without political interference."
The Government's draft Climate Change Bill is currently
undergoing pre-legislative consultation. The Bill will
give statutory force to the Governments targets for
cutting emissions by 60 per cent by 2050.
In addition the Bill will introduce five year carbon
budgets, which will require the Government to set, in
secondary legislation, binding limits on CO2 emissions
during five year budget periods, begin from 2008.
The Bill will also establish a Committee on Climate
Change to work with the Government to reduce emissions
over time.
Email:
stownsend@ciob.org.uk
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