City council attacks University on commitment to renewable energy
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City councillors have refused to approve the most recent stage of the Heslington East campus expansion after accusing the University of “ducking and diving” on its commitment to renewable energy.
At an October 2 meeting the City of York Council Planning Committee deferred approving plans for the new Department of Theatre Film and Television (TFTV). Councillors claimed that the University had failed to provide sufficient evidence of how it planned to meet its commitment to produce 10% of its total energy requirements from renewable onsite sources.
Liberal Democrat Cllr. Christian Vassie said: “We are simply not convinced that the ...