Cleaning up the Big Smoke: (London) plans to cut carbon emissions by 60%

[jpak]

Cleaning up the Big Smoke: Livingstone plans to cut carbon emissions by 60%

http://www.energybulletin.net/26548.html

A detailed plan to slash London's carbon emissions by 60% within 20 years and place the city at the forefront of the battle against climate change will be announced by Ken Livingstone.

The mayor will appeal to Londoners to stop using energy wastefully and will urge businesses to embrace green technology to heat and light offices and workplaces.

Mr Livingstone wants a quarter of London's electricity supply to be shifted from the national grid to local combined heat-and-power systems by 2025. The city will offer "green gurus" to help families make their lifestyles more environmentally friendly, and will subsidise supplies of cavity wall and loft insulation.

The move is the most far-reaching attempted by a big city in the UK, but dozens of others are also planning action to cut emissions. Nearly 200 local authorities have a signed a pledge to take action, known as the Nottingham Declaration, and other cities, such as Birmingham, have set targets to reduce greenhouse gases.

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[kestrel91316]

1. Wouldn't it be cheaper and easier for them to just lower their

CO2 "intensity" like us????

Actually, I say good for them. This is a step in the right direction.

[eppur_se_muova]

2. Meanwhile, the mayor of New York .... ??? nt

[Shallah Kali]

3. Bloomburg (sp?) did sign the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement- link

http://www.seattle.gov/mayor/climate/default.htm#who

not to advocate for him considering I know diddly about the man. I looked it up because I was curious to see how many of the mayors in my state are taking part. It is incredibly infuriating that the only way to implement Kyoto is by this piecemeal effort.

[eppur_se_muova]

4. Oopers, I'm still thinking as if Giuliani were mayor.

Guess I just want to blame him for something, fair or not. :)