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Chancellor Alistair Darling laid out plans to ensure a 鈥渟ustainable future鈥� at the announcement of his spending review yesterday.

The proposals included:

• Extra credits for local authorities planning waste PFI schemes, from 拢280m in 2007-08 to 拢700m in 2010-11
• A 拢200m increase for flood and coastal erosion risk management across government, from 拢600m in 2007-08 to 拢800mi in 2010-11
• an extra 拢170m for the cross-government Environmental Transformation Fund (ETF) which aims to 鈥渋nvest in the demonstration and deployment of low carbon energy and energy efficiency technologies within England and the UK, to help reduce carbon emissions and improve the security of energy supply鈥�.

Speaking about the ETF extra funds environment secretary Hilary Benn said: 鈥淭he world needs major investment in technologies that will put us on the path to a low carbon economy. The policies and programmes we have in place to fight climate change will help drive investment in clean, renewable technologies, with benefits for jobs and Britain's economy. The funding we鈥檙e announcing today will provide further support to that effort.鈥�

However responding to the funds for flood risks The Association of British Insurers (ABI) said today that the money was less than was needed and might lead them not be able to provide cover to affected areas and properties.