'Zero carbon' homes {UK gov't} plan unveiled (BBC)

[eppur_se_muova]

All new homes in England will have to be carbon neutral by 2016, under proposals announced by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly.

The scheme includes tightening building and planning rules, and a star rating system that reveals a property's energy efficiency to potential home buyers.

The UK's 21 million homes are responsible for 27% of CO2 emissions.

The government hopes that the measures will help it meet the target of cutting CO2 emissions by at least 60% by 2050.

"Climate change is a real and imminent threat," Mrs Kelly said in a speech in which she outlined the plans.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6176229.stm

Look! A government doing something about global warming! Now you know what it looks like -- maybe we'll even see it here.

[YankeyMCC]

1. Hmm

I almost couldn't process this. You know like if you suddenly found yourself confronted with something that your brain insists can't exist - A Flying Pig for example :)

But here we have it, a government actually taking a concrete step in the right direction.

On Edit: I see that it's just a set of recommendations, no action yet by the government (did I miss something?) let's hope the UK government listens.

[eppur_se_muova]

3. Saw an 18-wheeler decked out with these ...

[IDemo]

2. 60% reduction by 2050? The icecaps will have been gone for a decade...

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20061212.warctic1212/BNStory/Science/home