Consumption-based emissions reporting
12 January 2012
The Energy and Climate Change Committee will hold the second oral evidence session of its inquiry Consumption-based emissions reporting at 10.20 am on Tuesday 17 January 2012 in Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster.
Who will give evidence?
Panel 1 at 10.20 am
- Guy Shrubsole, Director, Public Interest Research Centre
- Chris Tuppen, Director, Aldersgate Group
- Keith Allott, Head of Climate Change, WWF-UK
- Eric Lounsbury, Associate Director, Carbon Trust
Panel 2 at 11.20 am
- Richard Leafe, Chief Executive, Lake District National Park
- Wendy Benson, Principal Advisor, West Sussex County Council
- Richard Sharland, Head of Environmental Strategy, Manchester City Council
- Michael Berners-Lee, Director, Small World Consulting
Timings are approximate.
Which issues will be covered?
- the UK’s responsibility for emissions embedded in imported goods and services;
- the business and investment incentives generated when emissions are measured on a consumption-basis;
- local government experiences with consumption-based carbon targets; and
- the types of policies that a consumption-based approach can generate, and the extent to which they would be applicable at a national-level.