PRESSURE GROWS ON PLANNERS TO RATCHET UP GREEN ENERGY CONDITIONS FOR PROJECTS
March 1st, 2009
BY PHILIPPA JONES
BUILDINGS account globally for 8% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, or 20% if upstream emissions associated with electricity and heat are included, according to the climate change report written by UK government adviser and economist Nicholas Stern. The European Union (EU), national governments, and local authorities have all adopted targets aimed at incorporating renewables into the planning process and reducing these figures. But do targets promote local efficient energy services such as combined heat and power (CHP), district heating (DH) ...
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