TORY ministers must ensure that all new housing estates are built with their own renewable energy supplies as standard because the “clock is ticking” on climate change, food workers said today.

Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) members gathered in Staffordshire for their annual conference overwhelmingly endorsed calls for all new builds to be powered by local wind, solar, hydroelectric or geothermal energy sources.

Universal batteries should also be installed to “store power for the dark and cold evenings, thus keeping carbon frontprints to a minimum,” the motion added.