Climate Cleanup Failure Could Hit Taxpayers

MP’s in British Parliament have warned that failure of government departments to cut carbon emissions could end up hitting the taxpayers.

The Environmental Audit Committee said it was “unconvinced” that the government would reach its own target of reducing emissions by 12.5 percent by 2011. The government claim there is no proof that the tax payer will be affected.

The committee also warned that the government was slipping in the proportion of renewable energy it was using. About 5,000 organisations will be required to buy CO2 “allowances” for each tonne of CO2 they emit under the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC).

Mr Tim Yeo, Chairman of the Environmental Audit Committee said: “Unless the government gets its house in order, taxpayers could end up paying a heavy price to buy carbon credits from the private sector. In too many areas, like emissions of carbon dioxide from offices, it has made little or no progress and in others it is backsliding.”

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