THE North-west is promising to go further than other regions to tackle global warming following the Government's Climate Change Bill.
The North West Regional Assembly will set ambitious targets to reduce harmful emissions and increase renewable energy generation.
The focus will be put on housing, transport and industry.
The Government has committed itself to going beyond the targets set out in the Kyoto Treaty and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20 per cent below 1990 levels by 2020.
The North-west has promised to match the targets and hopes to exceed them by moving quickly towards a prosperous, low-carbon economy.
The assembly also plans to increase the electricity supplied by wind and solar power by 10 per cent by 2010, rising to 15 per cent by 2015 and 20 per cent by 2020.
Jon Lovell, of the NWRA, said: "We are prepared to do what it takes to tackle this issue head on by setting ourselves tough targets for reducing emissions and increasing the amount of energy that is generated from renewable sources."
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