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Moving to a low carbon future seminar and technology showcase

The Energy Saving Trust advice centre Wales’s first low carbon technology showcase was at the Wales Millennium Centre on Friday 29th February 2008. Look out for more across Wales in the future.

Local government decision makers

The morning seminar sought to raise the importance of reducing carbon emissions from existing private sector housing in Wales. More than 20% of Welsh carbon emissions stem from energy use in the home.

Chair: Philip Sellwood, Chief Executive, Energy Saving Trust

Presentations:

• Mick Bates AM
• Gavin Killip, Environmental Change Institute, Oxford University
• Relevant report: Home Truths: A low carbon strategy to reduce UK housing emissions by 80%
• John Scrimgeour, Wales Audit Office
• Relevant report: Delivering the Home Energy Conservation Act in Wales
• Neal Parry, Powys County Council
• Councillor David Lewis, Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

Question and answer notes for this session.

Building professionals

Presentation:

• Helen Northmore, Head of the Energy Saving Trust in Wales

Question and answer notes for this session.

Public

Presentation:

• Peter Draper, Rounded Developments Enterprises

Sponsors

• SWALEC
• Excelsior Homecare

Exhibitors

• Abergavenny Heating
• BRE Wales
• Centre for Alternative Technology
• Coed Derwen Joinery
• Current Cost
• Domestic and General
• Dragons Breath
• Dulas
• EETS (PV Systems)
• Llanisolar
• Micaul Solar
• Rounded Developments Enterprises
• Solarsense UK
• Solar Microgeneration Limited
• WAG Environmental Goods and Services
• WDS Environmental