The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), an institution aiming at raising competence across the industry, welcomes the strong message on energy and climate change action presented by the UK Government’s Energy White Paper.

Nevertheless, CIBSE believes it does not encourage a wider use of renewable energy with the inclusion and promotion of nuclear power, missing an important opportunity to confirm the role it should play in working towards a sustainable future. This Institution is pleased, however, to see government recognise that enforcement of the building regulations is a key element to their successful use as tools for carbon reduction in buildings. The continued support of heat and power schemes is also to be applauded and one CIBSE, through its own Carbon Trust funded programme of promoting CHP to industry, knows has a growing interest across different sectors.

CIBSE, through initiatives like its Low Carbon Consultants scheme, has the skilled membership to enable the government to move beyond rhetoric towards real action on saving emissions in buildings, reveals the organization’s press release.