As reported in Hansom, (22 June, page 29) I can confirm that I have recently resigned from the position of deputy chairman of the Construction Industry Council鈥檚 sustainable development committee. However, most other aspects of your short report are misleading.

Hansom said I wanted the group to back contraction and convergence (C&C) but the group had said no. Well, actually, it said yes at both of its last two meetings. I resigned to open up a vacancy for a new deputy chair and an eventual successor to the current chair.

The piece referred to C&C as an 鈥渋nitiative鈥�, but it would more accurately be dubbed: 鈥渢he global solution to climate change鈥� or 鈥渢he post-Kyoto global carbon emissions framework necessary for human survival鈥�. Quite some initiative, that!

Last year, 黑洞社区鈥檚 website accurately and succinctly described C&C (11 October): 鈥淩IBA takes lead on climate change 鈥� the RIBA becomes first construction body to sign up to global carbon emissions scheme.鈥� Then, C&C had been endorsed by the House of Commons鈥� environmental audit committee, the Greater London Authority, the Scottish parliament and the Corporation of London. It has since been endorsed by many others, including the Society for the Environment.

Finally, you said it left me free to focus on my 鈥渘ew鈥� role as spokesperson for the Chartered Institute of 黑洞社区 (BIOB). I have been sustainability spokesperson for CIOB for the past four years. I have more to focus on than that, important though it is.

Dave Hampton

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