Environmental Campaigners Congratulate Andrew Stunell MP

11.20.58am BST (GMT +0100) Tue 5th Apr 2005

A partnership of all major environmental organisations today congratulated local MP, Andrew Stunell, for backing a Parliamentary Motion that would help avert climate change by encouraging investment in micro energy systems.

Andrew Stunell MP said:

"This new initiative will help more people set up small renewable energy devices in their own homes. This is good news for fuel bills and for the fight against climate change - the greatest issue facing the world.

Organiser of the Sustainable Energy Partnership, Ron Bailey said:

"We congratulate Andrew Stunell MP for being in the forefront of current moves to promote micro-generation to reduce climate change."

ENDS

Note to Editors

1. House of Commons Early Day Motion No 801 reads:

"That this House welcomes the Small Scale Renewable Energy Developments (Permitted Development) Bill introduced into the House by a cross-party group of honourable Members; notes that the Bill will grant permitted development status to such developments and therefore enable people to install them far more easily; notes too that the Bill promotes safeguards to ensure that visual, environmental and noise effects of such developments will be minimal; and believes that microgeneration is an exciting new way of combating climate change and of engaging people in achieving this objective."

2. Contact Ron Bailey for further information from the Sustainable Energy Partnership on 07951 761229