Jonathon Porritt, the chair of the UK Sustainable Development Commission, has accused the government of failing to provide enough incentives to the construction industry over climate change.

He said: 鈥淭he government is hot on target-setting but it is not rewarding practice and attainment and expertise.

鈥淚t is not creating an environment in which innovative firms can thrive.鈥�

Porritt also said the government was unlikely to meet the target of making its estate zero carbon by 2012.

He told a seminar held by PFI investor John Laing that he could not detect 鈥渁ny energy in moving towards this goal at all鈥�.