Paul Clark

North Herts Council has refused to sign up to the 10:10 Campaign which seeks to cut carbon emissions by 10% in 2010. Labour and Conservative Councillors refused to back a Liberal Democrat proposal that the Council should sign up to the campaign at a Council meeting on Thursday. 

Liberal Democrat leader Steve Jarvis said, “The Council says that it is committed to cutting carbon emission, but apparently its not prepared to sign up to a public target to do so because they say they might not be able to meet it. Many people will think that it would be better for the council to try and perhaps not quite meet the target rather than not even trying. “Other Councils, of all political persuasions, have signed up, many businesses and individuals have signed up and both the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives have said that they will ensure the government signs up if they are in a position to do so after the general election.  “Why is something that so many other organisations can do just too hard for North Herts Council?” 

10:10 is a project to persuade individuals, companies, organisations and the government to achieve a 10% cut in the UK’s carbon emissions in 2010.