Truro councillors Charlotte MacKenzie and Lindsay Southcombe have gained broad support for their proposal that Truro City Council should promote green energy. The Council supported the proposal in principle, and agreed councillors should have the opportunity to undertake a training course about green energy before finalising details of the new policy.

Labour Councillor Charlotte MacKenzie said “I’m really pleased that this proposal has attracted general support. Local councils have an important role to play in helping Truro’s community take action to mitigate climate change. It’s sensible that councillors want to brief themselves before taking a decision on some of the more detailed proposals.”

“Energy efficiency and community owned microgeneration not only help the fight against climate change, but can also get people out of fuel poverty” added Councillor Lindsay Southcombe. ”We are uniquely placed in Cornwall to take advantage of renewable sources of energy and it could provide sustainable business opportunites”.

It is thought that Truro City Council will be the first parish council in Cornwall to take up new powers under the Climate Change and Microgeneration Act 2006. The successful proposal is a result of councillors from different parties working and voting together.