CIBSE response to energy paper

The institution said: “Energy efficiency and renewables need political commitment to encourage take up and this White Paper has not delivered”.

It said the inclusion of nuclear power was a key reason for the failure to promote renewable energy. “The inclusion of nuclear power in the review, and its promotion……has taken the emphasis away from energy efficiency and renewable options and concentrated on an option that is still very uncertain”

The institution welcomed the government’s recognition of the need to enforce the Building Regulations as a key element to their successful use as tools for carbon reduction in buildings. It also applauded the government’s continued support of combined heat and power schemes.

The White Paper failed to address other issues. CIBSE said that a mandatory cap and trade scheme, the Carbon Reduction Commitment, remains on the “consultation roundabout” alongside measures on metering.