UK homes set for green refit
The plans, which are due to come into effect in 2011, will provide insulation to seven million homes by 2020, with the aim that the entire country will benefit by 2030. Under the proposals, the government would encourage householders to voluntarily fit low-carbon heating technologies – such as solar panels, biomass boilers and ground source heat pumps – via financial incentives such as reduced utility bills, which will be funded by a levy on fossil fuel energy companies. In addition, households that generate as well as consume energy could receive cash payments.
The government says that the Renewable Heating Incentive will help to cut household carbon emissions by a third by 2020. Presently, 27 per cent of the UK’s total emissions come from people’s homes.
Ed Miliband, energy and climate change secretary, said: ‘We need to move from incremental steps forward on household energy efficiency to a comprehensive national plan. Wasted energy is costing families on average £300 a year… Energy efficiency and low-carbon energy are the fairest routes to curbing emissions, saving money for families, improving our energy security and insulating us from volatile fossil fuel prices.’
April 2009
The government says that the Renewable Heating Incentive will help to cut household carbon emissions by a third by 2020. Presently, 27 per cent of the UK’s total emissions come from people’s homes.
Ed Miliband, energy and climate change secretary, said: ‘We need to move from incremental steps forward on household energy efficiency to a comprehensive national plan. Wasted energy is costing families on average £300 a year… Energy efficiency and low-carbon energy are the fairest routes to curbing emissions, saving money for families, improving our energy security and insulating us from volatile fossil fuel prices.’
April 2009
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