Warmer Homes, Greener Homes – New Government Strategy

03/03/2010

A green transformation of Britain's homes will take place over the next decade – making them more comfortable, warmer and cheaper to run – under new plans set out by the Government this month.

With around one quarter of UK emissions coming from energy used in homes the Warmer Homes, Greener Homes Strategy is aimed at cutting emissions from the UK's homes by 29% by 2020.

The new strategy will help people make smarter use of energy in homes, making it easier to take action and reduce bills. Installing some technologies, such as solid wall insulation, could see energy bills cut by £380 a year.

The new strategy will also be good for jobs, with up to 65,000 jobs required in the green homes industry as a result, for example installing and manufacturing energy saving measures or providing home energy advice.

The strategy will be implemented in a three stage plan:
• To insulate 6 million homes by the end of 2011
• To have insulated all practical lofts and cavity walls by 2015
• To have offered up to 7 million eco upgrades by 2020; all homes to have smart meters

Ed Miliband, Energy and Climate Secretary, said: "This shows we can meet the national interest of tackling climate change and reducing our dependence on foreign energy at the same time as we help people save money.

"Making homes more energy efficient will help protect people from upward pressure on bills, tackle climate change, and make us less reliant on imported energy.”

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