Energy consumption is a major issue which fuels Climate Change as a result of the Carbon Dioxide emisions from burning fossil fuels.
We believe it is critical that the emphasis on energy conservation, both by householders and businesses, if we are to reduce the amount of harmful emissions of gasses leading to Climate Change.
We also believe we need to increase our energy production from renewable sources, but in general we favour local solutions which have less impact on the countryside and where there is less energy loss in distribution.
We are concerned about the potential impact of large-scale wind turbines on the landscape. We believe insufficient weight is being given, locally, regionally or nationally, to their visual impact.
We also have concerns that biofuel production should not lead to monocropping or to loss of land needed to grow food. Some biocrops can also threaten hedgerows and other wildlife habitats if innapropriately planted.
And we are concerned that the transport sector is not playing its part in reducing emissions, whether from aviation or surface transport. We favour much stronger demand management of traffic and control of airport expansion, for example at Birmingham Airport.
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