Arnold Schwarzenneger's message for DECC's Energy Efficiency Mission Launch, 04 February 2013. Mixed reactions to Green Deal | Alex Johnson | Independent Property Blogs. The government’s Green Deal went live this week with the aim of giving people in England and Wales the chance to transform their homes by paying for 45 different types of energy efficient home improvements with the savings on their energy bills. Launching the scheme, Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey said: “More and more families are being hit by the rising cost of fuel bills and the best way people can protect themselves from increased costs is to use less energy. This is where the Green Deal comes in, giving people a whole new way to pay for energy saving home improvements. The Green Deal is a great deal. Improve the look and feel of your home, make it cosier and at the same time save energy – what’s not to like?”
Among those adding their support is Ann Robinson, Director of Consumer Policy at uSwitch.com. But not everybody has been so impressed. Additional reporting by Lima Curtis Tagged in: green deal, real estate. Carbon Brief's essential Green Deal news roundup. 28 Jan 2013, 13:00Ros Donald The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has launched its flagship home energy efficiency programme: Green Deal with it - to quote the new accompanying ad campaign.
No, we're not sure it works either. But it's trending on Twitter and the media attention may help reverse a general lack of public awareness of the scheme. Here's our roundup. What is it? The BBC says: "Under the scheme, households can use cheap loans to spend on energy-saving improvements, such as insulation and new boilers, with no upfront cost. " At the Guardian, Leo Hickman is running an eco audit piece on the deal, inviting contributions from people working in the area on what the Green Deal is and what it could mean for UK energy and climate policy. If you're not into fancy liveblogging, though, the Telegraph and Guardian both include a good, old-fashioned guides for anyone wanting to know more. Will it work? But it says commenters are worried this won't work. Talking of interest... The Green Deal explained - Creating an energy saving home. We have updated our cookie policy to reflect changes in the law on cookies and tracking technologies used on websites.
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The "green deal", which starts on Monday, is designed to tackle household energy bills – which have risen sharply in recent months – and carbon emissions from homes, which are responsible for nearly one-third of the UK's emissions. It works by offering loans for works such as the installation of solid wall insulation, new boilers and draught-proofing, with the repayments theoretically being outweighed by energy bill savings. The loan is attached to the property rather than the individual.
But the YouGov poll of 5,071 UK energy customers, commissioned by comparison site uSwitch, found 81% had not heard of the green deal. Greg Barker, the climate minister, told the Guardian the findings were not surprising. Barker said people should not "expect a big bang". "Is this transformational? Insulated homes - how many have been treated in Britain? | News. The number of homes being insulated in Britain has risen according to the latest figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). Between April and July 2012, over 200,000 had cavity wall insulation and 480,000 properties undertook loft insulation.
That now means that 65% of homes with a loft have had loft insulation and 68% of homes with cavity walls have had their walls insulated. Since the government's Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT), which began in April 2008, there have been 4.5m lofts insulated and over 2m cavity walls treated. The report states that the number of CERT cavity wall insulations in the last quarter has almost doubled compared with the same quarter a year earlier. The number of properties having solid wall insulation has seen the biggest increase at 30% between the start of July 2011 and July 2012. The tables below show the number of homes that have been insulated in Britain and also breaks it down by type. Data summary Download the data NEW!
The Green Deal: what happened to climate change? | Talking Climate. Blog post Those unlucky enough to be signed up to the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) mailing list would have received an message yesterday titled “£125m Green Deal cashback scheme opens”. The Green Deal is – supposedly – the Coalition government’s flagship public-facing climate change policy. Over the next decade, the Green Deal aims to provide finance for household insulation and other energy-saving measures in millions of homes across the country. It is a critical that the Green Deal works if we are to meet our national carbon targets. But it is also a once in a lifetime opportunity for the government to initiate – and lead – a national conversation about climate and energy.
The success of the Green Deal – let alone the many other climate change and energy policies that will follow over the coming years – hinges critically on people accepting the rationale for saving energy. The rationale is, of course, climate change. GDsap Support welcome page. Laser Measurers | A1 Equipment. Green Deal Quick Guides. Parity Projects - Experts in low energy refurbishment - Parity Projects - Home Energy Masterplan. Government must 'nudge' people to make the most of smart meters - 17 Jan 2013. Green Deal: energy saving for your home or business. Green Deal Home Insulation Installers | UK Guide. Easy Green Deal | The Award Winning - Green Deal Accreditation and Green Deal Training Specialists. EPC Register. 15 more measures added to Green Deal as launch date looms | YouGen Blog.
The long awaited and much heralded Green Deal is fast approaching. The soft launch of the Green Deal took place on 1 October 2012 and the first Green Deal finance plans will be signed on 28 January 2013. Over the past few months, installers, advisors, advisory services and providers have been training and joining the scheme ready for the publicity push, which is due to start at the end of January. DECC has secured £2.9m in marketing funding to kick start the Green Deal along with an extensive fund to offer cashback to early users of the scheme. One of the recent criticisms of the Green Deal has been the lack of public awareness, however with the Prime Minister mentioning it as a key priority in the 19th December Prime Ministers questions and the publicity fund escaping the cuts, we can only expect the 28th of January to offer a great boost to the sector. New measures include; Over recent months we have all seen the increases in fuel bills announced by the Big 6 energy providers.
How to Build Your Own Thermal Image Camera. How to Convert a Digital Camera for Thermal Imaging. National Energy Services | Land Registry house prices & property valuations | Mouseprice. OFT advises energy efficiency firms on business practices 02/13 10 January 2013 See a Welsh version of this press release. The OFT has written to over 50 of the leading installers of double glazing, insulation and solar panels, asking them to ensure they are providing consistently good standards to consumers. The initiative is part of an OFT drive to raise compliance standards across the energy efficiency sector. An OFT review of the sector, published today, found instances of poor practice towards consumers such as the use of high pressure sales techniques, unclear information about paperwork and cancellation rights, and poor quality installations. Energy efficiency measures can provide major benefits to households through lower energy bills and warmer homes.
However the OFT's review found that the behaviour of some businesses in the energy efficiency sector - including instances of poor practice, some of which might breach consumer law - risk undermining consumer confidence and limiting expansion of the market. Some energy efficiency work shoddy, says OFT. 10 January 2013Last updated at 12:21 GMT OFT's Nisha Arora: "We were concerned by the use of pressure selling tactics" A review of double glazing, insulation and solar panel installation in the UK has uncovered cases of high pressure sales and shoddy work. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) review also revealed a lack of clarity in paperwork and details of cancellation rights. The regulator has now written to 50 businesses telling them to ensure they treat customers properly.
The energy efficiency sector recorded total sales of £18bn in 2010-11. This level of sales is expected to grow, so the OFT wants firms to raise their standards or face enforcement action that could include fines. "It is important that people can be confident the companies they deal with are complying with the law, and that they are able to make informed purchases, without pressure sales techniques," said Nisha Arora, of the OFT. Cancellation rights 'Good advice'