http://themertonrule.org <p>The 'Merton Rule' is the groundbreaking planning policy, pioneered by the London Borough of Merton, which requires the use of renewable energy onsite to reduce annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the built environment.</p> <p>On the 8th of June 2006 Yvette Cooper, the Minister for Housing and Planning, announced that <strong>&lsquo;Government expect all planning authorities to include policies in their development plans that require a percentage of the energy in new</strong><strong> developments to come from on-site renewables&rsquo;</strong> <a href="http://www.themertonrule.org/news/2007/07/17/minister-calls-for-all-councils-to-incorporate-the-merton-rule">more</a></p> en http://themertonrule.org/news/2007/10/11/new-commons-motion-defending-the-merton-rule <p>Labour MP Martin Caton has tabled a new Commons Early Day Motion in defence of the Merton rule. &nbsp;The Motion reminds Ministers of their consistent support for the Merton Rule and urges them to ensure that the Rule is not weakened in the forthcoming Climate Change PPS. &nbsp;The full text of the motion is below. &nbsp;Please write to your local MP and ask them to sign EDM 2048. &nbsp;If you don&#39;t know the name of your local MP, please use the following link <a href="http://findyourmp.parliament.uk/commons/l/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://findyourmp.parliament.uk/commons/l/</a> News Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:49:34 -0700 http://themertonrule.org/news/2007/09/05/defending-the-merton-rule <p>In recent weeks there has been mounting media speculation that the Government is poised to carry out an astonishing u-turn on its support for the Merton rule in the forthcoming Climate Change Policy Planning Statement (PPS).<br /><br />If your organisation wishes to publicly support the continuation of the Merton rule please send an e-mail to &quot;info @ themertonrule . org&quot; to be added to the list at the bottom of this posting. <br /> <br /> News Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:07:56 -0700 http://themertonrule.org/home <div class="image"> <div class="image"> <div class="caption">On this website you will find all the latest information about the <a href="../../what-is-the-merton-rule">Merton Rule</a> and other news relating to renewable energy, climate change, and planning policies. Browse through the site using the links at the side, or go straight to: <div class="image"> <a href="map" title="The Merton Rule Map"><img src="../../system/files?file=images/merton_rule_map300.jpg" alt="Click to go to The Merton Rule Map" title="Click to go to The Merton Rule Map" hspace="10" vspace="10" width="150" height="150" align="right" /></a> </div> </div></div></div><div class="image"><div class="caption"> <ul> <li> <a href="map" title="The Merton Rule Map">The Merton Rule Map</a></li><li><a href="../../list-of-boroughs">List of Boroughs</a> </li> <li><a href="what-is-the-merton-rule">What is The </a><a href="what-is-the-merton-rule">Merton Rule?</a> <a href="../../what-is-the-merton-rule" title="What is The Merton Rule?"><br /> </a></li> <li><a href="../../the-merton-rule" title="The Merton Rule">The Merton Rule Policy Briefing</a><a href="../../the-merton-rule" title="The Merton Rule"><br /> </a></li> <li><a href="../../energy-vs-carbon" title="Energy vs Carbon">Energy vs Carbon</a>&nbsp; </li> <li><a href="../../case-studies" title="Case Studies">Technical Case Studies</a><a href="../../case-studies" title="Case Studies"><br /> </a></li> <li><a href="../../article/news" title="News">News</a>, <a href="../../event" title="Events">Events</a> </li> </ul> </div></div><p>Feel free to <a href="../../contact" title="Contact Us">contact us</a> if you have any questions about The Merton Rule, or suggestions about the site.</p><p><a href="../../user/register" title="register now">Register now</a> to contribute relevant <a href="../../article/news" title="news">news</a> or <a href="../../event" title="events">events</a>. Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800