Today’s budget announcement
saw George Osborne highlight the UK’s commitment to renewable energy, and
announce that the Government will consider replacing the Carbon Reduction
Commitment (CRC). However, the
Chancellor failed to demonstrate the ‘clear commitment’ to the green economy
that many suggested he would.
Peter Hopton, CTO of Iceotope,
has made the following comments on today’s budget announcement, and what this
will mean for the future of green IT.
“Today’s budget needed to
address the interests of both businesses and the green community, by
stimulating economic growth, and encouraging a resource efficient economy. However, instead of this, today’s announcement
confirmed the Government’s beliefs that the needs of businesses and the
environment are incompatible, highlighting that support for future innovation
in the green sector comes secondary to cost benefits.”
“In the Chancellor’s speech,
there was little on future incentives for businesses to adopt green policies,
or focus on their environmental impacts at all. The Government needs to
recognise that green initiatives and innovation can lead to financial savings, and
helping to set standards to reduce energy consumption can not only help improve
environmental credentials, but can also help significantly cut costs.”
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