We can do better than the Green Deal27 June 2013
We found out today that only 245 households plan to use the Government's much-touted Green Deal energy-efficiency loan.
This shows that we were right - the Green Deal just isn't up to the job.
The Government says interest will pick up. But even if it does insulation rates would be too slow to meet climate targets.
This graph shows just how badly we're missing our targets on fuel poverty and climate with energy-efficiency measures.
Energy efficiency is a great deal...
...even if the Green Deal loan might not always be. So Friends of the Earth encourages everyone who can to see what can be done to make their home:
- warm
- low carbon
- cheaper to heat.
Left out in the cold
Over 4.5 million households are unable to heat their homes properly. Medical research shows that cold homes have a dramatic health impact on the young and old.
But Government funding for energy efficiency has been cut and the Green Deal won't work for those on low incomes.
That's why we are one of the founders of the Energy Bill Revolution coalition, calling on the Government to use money from carbon taxes and trading for energy-efficiency schemes.
This would help us to hit climate targets and end fuel poverty.
Please sign our petition to end the scandal of cold homes once and for all.
For a more detailed analysis, check out this blog.
