“To bring down bills we need to use less gas by investing in insulating homes, a measure which could be cost neutral to the Treasury given it will spend billions on the price cap freeze.”Īnd she warned: “There is a real danger of the Government serving up a red herring with local communities likely to oppose fracking rigs while focus is diverted from efficiency and renewables which can be quick to introduce and are popular, rather than unpopular, with the public.The Routledge Companion to Planning in the Global South offers an edited collection on planning in parts of the world which, more often than not, are unrecognised or unmarked in mainstream planning texts. Jess Ralston, senior analyst with the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), said: “All the experts and even the industry agree more UK gas won’t bring down British bills.
“Tackling the wasting of gas will reduce the cost of the energy price guarantee to Treasury and improve our energy security.” Without these barriers, renewables will outcompete fossil fuels.”Īnd he said: “In his fiscal event later this month, I hope the Chancellor announces funding for a major insulation scheme. “But as well as lifting the moratorium on fracking, she should remove barriers to onshore renewables, which are cheaper and more popular. Responding to the energy package, the director of the Conservative Environment Network (CEN) Sam Hall said: “The Prime Minister’s supply-side revolution to combat the root causes of the gas crisis is sensible. The letter urged her to drive forward efforts to improve insulation for households, the public sector and businesses, and provide advice to the public on low or no-cost ways to save energy. The renewed calls for a greater push on insulation comes after Lord Deben, chairman of the Climate Change Committee, and the National Infrastructure Commission chairman Sir John Armitt wrote to the Prime Minister, urging her to double down on ending the UK’s dependence on gas.
“There are five million homes without even basic insulation, such as loft or cavity wall insulation, and the Committee on Climate Change has said 15 million homes would benefit from other insulation measures.” Mike Childs, head of science, policy and research at Friends of the Earth, said: “To bring down bills for good, we need a street-by-street insulation programme targeted at the neighbourhoods where most homes are poorly insulated. “It should be a no brainer for the Government to implement an ambitious new programme, and to reverse a decade of failed policies and inaction.” “Energy efficiency of UK homes is poor by international standards, and means that energy price shocks hit UK households particularly hard. Prof Jim Watson, professor of energy policy and director of UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources, said: “The big omission from today’s statement is – once again – a renewed plan for home energy efficiency.
“Fracking and nuclear can’t keep us warm this winter – we urge the Government to announce a new home retrofit scheme as soon as possible.” “Through offering permanent bill reductions, energy efficiency offers the best deal for households and for the public purse. Juliet Phillips, senior policy adviser at climate think tank E3G, said: “Energy security starts at home, and the lack of reference to energy-saving measures like insulation and heat pumps is the biggest gap in today’s package. But the package set out no new efforts to help households save energy through increased insulation and other efficiency measures that can permanently cut gas use and bills – a key ask from green groups and anti-poverty campaigners.
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