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A number of green industries have called for the Energy Bill to be improved in order to hit the UK’s strict climate targets.
The group of around 30 organisations has joined the ‘Demand a Better Bill’ campaign, which calls for the Green Deal to be strengthened to ensure that every home in the UK is more energy efficient and that fuel poverty is ended.
Indeed, the recommended Warm Homes Amendment to the Bill pledges to end fuel poverty by 2016 and reduce carbon emissions by at least 42 per cent by 2020.
In a joint statement the group said: “Without an overall strategy or plan for energy efficiency Parliament and the public will be unable to assess whether the government is on track to deliver its legally binding requirements, and what other measures might be needed.
“The amendment would bring ambition, transparency, accountability and cohesion to the government’s policy package on energy efficiency.”
It added that currently, it is unclear what energy savings the Green Deal will bring and how many households will take up the scheme.
Posted by Mark Stephens
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