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In the 21st century, we are supposed to be promoting renewable energy and biomass; yet here we are, building brand new buildings, with public money, that use oil or whatever.
The house has to be thoroughly cleaned; people get haircuts and, if they can afford it, new clothes are bought. Ideally, debts are repaid so that the new year is started with a clean slate.
We are already making massive progress on promoting renewable energy, on resource management—through tackling our waste mountains—and on sustained investment in our new transport choices.
Committee members have a few questions that they would like to put to you, but perhaps you could first briefly highlight the salient points in your memorandum and update us on the promoter's view on how to address the issue.