Claim that new TT carbon neutral claim 'runs contrary to climate act'

Coontys dy vel coontys noa jeh TT naeear son carbon 'goll dy jeeragh noi slattys emshyraght'

Stiureyder Sheshaghtyn Curtis gra dy lhisagh ynrican skeimyn 'syn Ellan ve reihalagh

Ta plannyn dy yannoo yn TT 2022 naeer dy bollagh son carbon son yn chied cheayrt goll dy jeeragh noi'n Clattys Caghlaa Emshyraght va er ny choardail liorish Tinvaal nurree.

Shen credjal yn stiureyder jeh colught reiree bree soit ayns Doolish.

Ta'n Rheynn Gastid Dellal gra dy jinnagh claare dy yannoo cormid noi carbon – son ny 5000 tonne oolit dy charbon vees er ny ghientyn – goaill stiagh skeimyn soit dy eddyr-ashoonagh dy hessal as dy earrooaghey brooightaghyn. 

Ta'n shalee goll er jannoo ayns parteeas rish y Phossan Pozitive vees soit 'syn Ellan.

Agh ta John Curtis, jeh Sheshaghtyn Curtis, gra, rere ronnaghyn yn Clattys, nagh nee agh skeimyn soit ayns Ellan Vannin oddys ve reihalagh.

AS JOHN CURTIS : Er-lhiam dy nee bree feer vie er bastal eh, as dy vel eh feer feeu. Ta jannoo ny sloo brooightaghyn ny jannoo cormid noi brooightaghyn toilliu moylley, agh cha nel eh feaysley yn cront smoo. Agh ta'n imnea smoo aym, shen dy vel yn fogrey shoh jea [Jecrean 25 Mee Voaldyn] jeeaghyn dy ve goll dy jeeragh noi deanyn yn Clattys Caghlaa Emshyraght 2021, ayn t'eh goll er gra dy baghtal nagh vel shaleeyn dy yannoo cormid noi nagh vel 'syn Ellan goll er coontey myr jannoo cormid noi carbon.

Curtis Associates director says only Island schemes should qualify

Plans to make the 2022 TT completely carbon neutral for the first time run contrary to the Climate Change Act which was approved by Tynwald last year.

That’s the belief of the director of a Douglas based energy management company.

The Department for Enterprise says the carbon offsetting programme - for the estimated 5000 tonnes of carbon generated -would involve internationally based schemes to assess and calculate emissions.

The project is being carried out in partnership with the Island based Pozitive Group.

But John Curtis, of Curtis Associates, says that under the terms of the Act only Isle of Man based schemes can qualify: