Thames Gateway eco-quarter: consultation on technologies and initiatives to tackle climate change
New technologies and initiatives for homes and businesses to tackle climate change will be tried out in the country’s first eco-quarter. Residents, businesses and local authorities in the Gateway are now being asked to comment on proposals to define the eco-quarter in the Thames Gateway eco-quarter consultation.
The Thames Gateway is designated an eco-region and minister Shahid Malik said its new eco-quarter will provide the first real exemplar of the standards Government aspires to achieve throughout that region.
The area will test and demonstrate technologies that provide sustainable energy to homes and businesses and initiatives that could counter the effects of climate change.
Working towards water neutrality - where total water used after new development is no more than that used previously - will be an important aim of the eco-quarter.
A new Environment Agency study reveals that for every £1 invested in water neutrality, £1.40 in savings can be realised through using less water and energy in homes and businesses.
The consultation is open to all local authorities, developers and builders, residents and delivery bodies in the Thames Gateway, along with organisations that develop and test new environmental technologies. The consultation finishes on 8 January 2010.
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