The Heating Industry Cuts Through the Spin to Debate the Truth Behind Government Targets

KENILWORTH, England - The Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC) 20/20 Vision conference is intended to help establish a transparent vision for the heating industry as a significant stepping stone towards 2050.

The conference is taking place on the Thursday 15 October 2005 at the Royal College of Physicians, London.

The morning session will provide leading speakers from across the social, economic, political and technological spectrum, which will help to deliver a realistic picture of 2020. A Question Time session in the afternoon made up of significant opinion formers will debate the 2020 vision, progressing to the wider 2050 ambition.

Speakers Andrew Warren - Chairman John Tebbit, Construction Products Association Nicholas Doyle, Places for People Marian Spain, Energy Saving Trust Baroness Maddock - Chairman David Strong, Inbuild Ltd - Keynote in afternoon Panel: Maxine Holdsworth, Islington Green Living Centre Marian Spain, EST Dave Sowden, Micropower Council

We all need to look at the world around us in a more defined focus and not just through rose tinted spectacles. This is why the desire to reduce UK carbon emissions by at least 80 per cent by 2050 will create huge challenges for all parts of the economy - business and consumer alike. The reality in meeting this ambition requires virtually no carbon emissions from UK homes by 2050. While the target is clear we cannot foresee what 2050 will actually look like due to all the inevitable changes (social, economic, technical and political) that will occur in the intervening 40 years.

But the basic human needs to keep warm and have access to hot water will remain constant and the challenge for industry to deliver this with no carbon emissions is immense. It would be easy to wait for something to happen through new technology, fuel shortages, price hikes and rationing but the market can only be transformed to a low carbon one by a clear and practical plan.

For further information please contact Jodie Wiltshire at: Jodie@hhic.org.uk or if you require a press place. To download a conference leaflet go to www.centralheating.co.uk .The conference starts at 9.30am for registration with lunch at 1.00pm and it finishes at 15.20pm.

Jodie Wiltshire Communications Manager Telephone +44(0)1926-513743 Facsimile +44(0)1926-511923 Email jodie@hhic.org.uk

Source: Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC)

Jodie Wiltshire, Communications Manager, Telephone +44(0)1926-513743, Facsimile +44(0)1926-511923, Email jodie at hhic.org.uk