MPs accuse industry of feeble excuses' on zero carbon

摘要

MPs have accused the housebuilding industry of making "feeble excuses" to avoid making new homes zero carbon by 2016 and "dragging its feet on renewables". In an Environmental Audit Committee hearing this week, David Chaytor, Labour IviP for Bury North, said that the progress made in other countries made a mockery of industry claims that renewable technology was immature. He said: "In Japan, five years ago, I saw zero-carbon houses with technologies like photovoltaics sold off plan. In Germany, biomass and district heating are routine."