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Key role for local councils if UK is to meet renewable energy targets2 August 2010
Local councils have a key role to play in making sure the UK meets its renewable energy targets.
That's the key message of a new report, written for Friends of the Earth by renewable energy experts at the University of Sussex.
And it comes at the same time as Energy Secretary Chris Huhne admits the UK has been in the slow lane on renewable power for far too long.
The new feed-in tariff or Clean Energy Cashback scheme - introduced following a campaign led by Friends of the Earth - is encouraging households and businesses to set up small-scale green energy projects.
And with growing numbers of large offshore wind developments we're starting to make some progress on generating more of our power from green sources.
But there's a gaping hole in the middle: community-scale schemes such as wind farms where local council initiatives can really get things moving.
Without this kind of local action, it will be much harder to meet our EU target to produce 15 per cent of our energy from renewable sources by 2020.
Local Carbon Budgets
Our Get Serious About CO2 campaign is calling for local carbon budgets for all councils.
These would drive ambitious emissions cuts by helping councils to lead effective carbon reduction strategies across their local area - including boosting renewable energy.
Take action
Please write to your MP and ask him or her to support legislation for local carbon budgets.
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