This programme is now available to view on egovtv.tv, the online television channel for public service modernisation. In a wide-ranging interview Jonathon Porritt, environmental campaigner and chair of the Sustainable Development Commission, outlines how the Climate Change Bill will impact local authorities across the country.

He highlights the Carbon Reduction Commitment as a legislative component that will mandate councils to manage carbon allowances and make operational adjustments. He also articulates the need to transition away from fossil fuel dependence. And while he welcomes the growing interest in microgeneration technologies, he maintains that the emphasis should primarily focus on improving energy efficiency throughout government, business and among individual citizens.

GovTV is a dedicated web-cast television channel for governors of public bodies, council members and senior executives across all public sector organisations and is available free to an unlimited audience at anytime, at any location via the internet.

The programme can be viewed at GovTV. : http://www.localgov.tv/cgi-bin/details.pl?action=pre&id=394