A new legally binding climate treaty is unlikely to be agreed this year according to UK Government.
Climate Secretary Ed Milliband has now suggested that only a political deal is likely, as opposed to a new treaty, which was promised by the world’s government two years ago to be finalised at November’s climate summit in Copenhagen.
New legislation, introduced by the Conservatives, would force Ministers to publish the energy rating of Government buildings.
The Public Buildings (Publication of Energy Performance Certificates) Bill was unveiled in Parliament this week, by Conservative MP for Tunbridge Wells, Greg Clark. He stated its aim was to put the energy rating of all Government buildings in the public domain.
Current law requires that an energy efficiency certificate is displayed in public buildings but there is no requirement to make this information readily available to the public.