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Environmental Campaigners congratulate John Leech MP
April 21, 2009 10:52 AM
"Initiative will lead to investment, create local green jobs and help with climate change and fuel poverty."
The Sustainable Energy Partnership (SEP) today congratulated local MP John Leech for signing House of Commons Early Day Motion No: 1010. The cross party motion recognises the need to use green energy to protect the environment and slow down climate change and supports the Private Members Bill introduced by Peter Ainsworth MP which aims to get rid of some of the disincentives and blockages to local, green energy production.
The Bill
· Requires the existing microgeneration strategy to be updated and to focus on existing housing stock and include a fiscal strategy for developing microgeneration and energy efficiency
· Requires the new renewable energy tariff (which helps householders and small businesses to obtain payment for surplus energy generated by microgeneration) to be fully implemented
· Removes 'red tape' planning barriers and other disincentives to the installation of microgeneration and energy efficiency
Ron Bailey, Parliamentary Adviser to SEP/ or MPC said "We congratulate John Leech MP for supporting this important Bill and being in the forefront of new steps to combat climate change by supporting local, green energy and look forward to their continuing support for the Bill".
John Leech MP said: "Because of the twin threats of climate change and fuel poverty I am glad to be able to support this important Bill which will introduce new polices to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide. I look forward to this Bill becoming law and will do all I can to assist with that objective. Climate change is with us: we must all do all we can to deal with this problem".