§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when the Government plans to publish a climate change action programme; and if he will make a statement. [3194]
§ Mr. MeacherWe are currently reviewing the United Kingdom's Climate Change Programme looking at policies and measures across all sectors which could contribute to a 20 per cent. reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from 1990 levels by 2010. These include improvements in areas such as domestic and industrial energy efficiency, measures to tackle emissions from the transport sector as part of the integrated transport strategy, and a large increase in the amount of electricity generated from renewable sources and combined heat and power schemes. We shall produce a revised Programme after Kyoto.