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Critics say Coalition's Green Deal is no solution to curse of fuel poverty
2013-02-02 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: The Department of Energy & Climate Change launched the Government's flagship energy-efficiency scheme on Monday. It's the latest attempt to battle the growing problem of fuel poverty, but critics accuse government policy of only making the situation worse. The new so-called Green Deal allows homeowners to pay for energy-efficient home improvements through expected savings on their energy bills. Millions of homes do not have double-glazing, for instance, which helps to cut down wasted energy and...
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VIDEO: A Green Deal tour of a typical home
2013-01-28 18:11:19| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Householders are to be offered long-term loans to help make their homes more energy efficient and cut bills under a new government scheme. Surveyor Kelly Mordecai's gives his Green Deal assessment of Joanne Tite's Essex home.
United Kingdom: Green Deal scheme given the cold shoulder
2013-01-28 13:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, and Ed Davey, the Energy Secretary, will launch a scheme that allows people to borrow money to pay for insulation and other energy efficiency measures. The initial loan can be repaid via savings made from energy bills. The Green Deal scheme, which is targeted at 14 million homes, is being introduced following the sharp increases in gas and electricity costs that have hit the standard of living for millions of Britons. However, some experts question the...
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United Kingdom: Green Deal home improvement scheme: the key points
2013-01-28 12:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: After years of planning and talking, the Green Deal, the government's flagship energy-saving scheme, is now up and running. The aim of the programme is to make our homes warmer and cheaper to run, without people having to shell out large sums of money upfront. How does it work? It's a scheme that allows people to pay for home improvements over time, through their electricity bill. The aim is that the cost of the work will be covered by the savings you'll make as a result of having the measures...
United Kingdom: Be wary of Green Deal, warns consumer watchdog
2013-01-28 10:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: The initiative, to be launched by Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, and Ed Davey, the Energy Secretary, will allow people to borrow money to pay for insulation and other energy efficiency measures. The initial loan can be repaid via savings made from energy bills. The scheme, which is targeted at 14 million homes, is being introduced following the sharp increases in gas and electricity costs that have hit the standard of living for millions of Britons. But some experts question the...
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