Associate Parliamentary Renewable and Sustainable Energy Group
The Associate Parliamentary Renewable and Sustainable Energy Group, (PRASEG) is an All-Party Parliamentary Group for UK politicians and senior industry stakeholders that exists to promote sustainable energy issues in the UK Parliament and the wider political community.
The PRASEG website states:
- We hold regular events in Westminster to discuss policy barriers to the development of the market for sustainable energy technologies - renewables, energy efficiency and combined heat and power. We have over 126 parliamentary members and 250 industry members.[1]
PRASEG is based in Grosvenor Gardens house, sharing a building with the Combined Heat and Power Association, the UK Business Council for Sustainable Energy and other liberal green technology and carbon offsetting groups whose interests they represent.
Contents
Activities
According to its website, PRASEG monitors
- Parliamentary activity and legislation that involves, or has an impact on sustainable energy. This activity includes Parliamentary questions, which can provide useful information from Government departments, Parliamentary debates between Members of Parliament and Early Day Motions which help to show the level of Parliamentary support for particular topics. In addition to this, a number of Select Committees investigate particular sustainable energy policy areas. Their conclusions and recommendations are published in the form of a final report.[2]
- PRASEG holds monthly seminars in Westminster, whilst Parliament is sitting. We normally invite a Government Minister or representative to discuss policy barriers to the development of the market for sustainable energy technologies - renewables, energy efficiency and combined heat and power.
- PRASEG also run annual conferences with ministers (such as the biofuels conference), energy companies and green technologists, and host the 'sustainable energy awards'.[3]
History
Supporting members
- BG Group plc
- British Wind Energy Association
- Carbon Trust
- Centrica plc
- ConocoPhillips European Power Ltd
- E.ON UK
- National Grid
- npower renewables
- Shell International Ltd
- RWE npower [4]
Ordinary members
Covers a range of large industries and energy companies, and a few NGOs and environmental groups. [5]
People
- Alan Whitehead MP. Chair
Vice Chairs:
- Malcolm Bruce MP
- Andrew Robathan MP
- Des Turner MP
- Co-ordinator: Kirsty Walton[6]
Funding
Clients
Publications
Contact
- Address: PRASEG - Parliamentary Renewable and Sustainable Energy Group, 4th Floor, 35-37 Grosvenor Gardens, London, SW1W 0BS
- Registered address as above
- Registered in London
- Company No 3809596
- Tel: +44 (0)20 7233 5887
- Fax: +44 (0)20 7630 9122
- Email: info@praseg.org.uk
Resources
Notes
- ↑ PRASEG About us, Accessed 16/11/09
- ↑ PRASEG Parliamentary Work, Accessed 16/11/09
- ↑ PRASEG Events, Accessed 16/11/09
- ↑ PRASEG Supporting members, Accessed 16/11/09
- ↑ PRASEG Ordinary members, Accessed 16/11/09
- ↑ PRASEG Contact Us, accessed 18 November 2009