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- 2008
- September 2008
- Barriers to building waste plants remain - LGA
- First post office branch saved from closure by councils
- 700 hurdles and a maze of red tape for people needing help at home
- Home insulation plans 'victory for common sense' - LGA
- Margaret Eaton becomes first woman chairman of Local Government Association
- Home insulation will cut bills year after year - LGA
- New research torpedoes energy firm windfall tax claims
- Firms should reveal where our recycling ends up - LGA
- Top ten playground games to (hop)scotch obesity levels
- Keeping families in their homes must be priority
- Town halls issue five point plan on homeowner rescue package
Home insulation will cut bills year after year - LGA
LGA press release - 10 September 2008
Ahead of the Government’s expected announcement on home insulation, Sir Jeremy Beecham, Acting Chairman of the Local Government Association, said:
"Families facing rising costs will be pleased that the Government has embraced proposals that will cut their energy bills year after year. Councils have argued for six months that a national home insulation programme is the only way the country can tackle the twin problems of climate change and fuel poverty.
“It is vital that the government and the energy suppliers clarify how this programme will be funded. The average household is already paying £33 a year extra on their bills towards energy efficiency schemes, and they simply cannot afford to pay any more. Energy suppliers should match this investment pound for pound.
“Democratic oversight over how or where the money is spent is crucial. Only councils have the knowledge of their local areas to identify which homes need insulation and which people will benefit from it most.”
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Author: LGA Media Office
Contact: Matt Nicholls, Tel: 0207 664 3053
See also
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Energy firms' payouts boost LGA campaign New research showing that energy suppliers increased their dividend payments to shareholders by £257m in a year has ‘torpedoed’ the companies’ claim that they cannot afford to contribute to the nation’s insulations costs, according to council leaders.
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New research torpedoes energy firm windfall tax claims Energy suppliers have dramatically increased their dividend payments to shareholders by £257 million over the last year despite claims that high profits are needed for re-investment in energy infrastructure, new research published today has revealed.
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Cut carbon, end fuel poverty and slash household bills - Facebook group The LGA is campaigning for a national home insulation scheme that would lift 500,000 people out of fuel poverty, knock £200 a year off the energy bills of 10 million households and cut domestic carbon emissions by 20 per cent.
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Small Change, Big Difference campaign The LGA's climate change campaign will encourage the sector to do more, seek greater powers for councils and aim to influence public opinion and behaviour.
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Climate change and energy Climate change is the biggest long-term threat to our prosperity and well-being - managing the threat requires a radical decarbonisation of the global economy, and significant technological change away from the use of fossil fuels. This is not only about large-scale action at international and national levels, but local and individual action too.
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Switch off, switched on 2 This paper develops proposals in three key areas: the essential role councils would play in making a national insulation programme happen; the case for funding an insulation programme from a contribution from energy suppliers; and the need for Ofgem to toughen their stance.