More than 50 companies from the construction and property industry have united to sign an open letter which calls on the UK government to recognise the “major economic opportunity” offered by reducing carbon emissions from buildings.
Today’s Queen’s speech highlighted Prime Minister David Cameron’s desire to tackle energy security measures and climate change, however expected plans to cut subsidies for onshore wind farms have not been included.
There are now over 14,000 Green Deal plans and applications worth a total of £50.3 million, according to figures published by the Green Deal Finance Company (GDFC).
More than 1.1 million properties benefited from the installation of energy efficiency measures in February 2015, according to the latest statistics released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
UK homeowners applied for £2.5 million worth of support for energy improvement measures under the Green Deal in a record week for the Green Deal Finance Company (GDFC).
The Labour Party has pledged to work with the renewables sector and provide a stable policy environment in its new ‘Green Plan’ document, launched this morning.
Businesses that are proactive in pursuing energy savings could recoup the initial cost of complying with the new Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) regulations, according to property and energy agency, Savills Energy.
