AMDEA was delighted to see the Government’s emphasis in the King’s Speech yesterday (November 7) on reaching net zero without unduly burdening families and businesses.
However, said AMDEA (Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances), the Government needs to broaden its sights when encouraging home energy efficiency, beyond its current target of heat pumps, as current schemes are simply not working.
AMDEA is urging the Government to provide incentives for purchasing energy and water-efficient domestic appliances, as a practical and attractive route to lowering emissions.
The King’s Speech stated that the Government’s focus was “on ensuring we reach net zero without unduly burdening families and businesses, increasing the use of our own secure energy sources like renewables, nuclear and oil and gas, improving the energy efficiency of homes and boosting investments in clean technologies of the future that will grow the economy and create jobs”.
Last week the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) published a report showing that the Green Homes Grant is failing.
The Evaluation of the Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme (GHGV): Final outcome and economic evaluation report revealed fewer than 50,000 households used the funding put aside to support 600,000 homes in upgrading to heat pumps.
The shortfall was due in part to the huge financial outlay required by eligible householders.
AMDEA CEO, Paul Hide, said: “The Green Homes Grant Scheme has failed to support UK householders in improving their home energy efficiency. So, to reduce the 20 percent of our carbon emissions created by our homes, the Government needs to offer more attractive and affordable incentives.”
Calling on DESNZ to engage meaningfully with industry associations such as AMDEA, Mr Hide added: “We need a home energy efficiency grant scheme that delivers against the objectives of reducing the environmental footprint of the UK’s housing stock more widely. This could be achieved by offering more inclusive and accessible incentives, including inducements towards buying modern energy-efficient domestic appliances.”
However, said AMDEA (Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances), the Government needs to broaden its sights when encouraging home energy efficiency, beyond its current target of heat pumps, as current schemes are simply not working.
AMDEA is urging the Government to provide incentives for purchasing energy and water-efficient domestic appliances, as a practical and attractive route to lowering emissions.
The King’s Speech stated that the Government’s focus was “on ensuring we reach net zero without unduly burdening families and businesses, increasing the use of our own secure energy sources like renewables, nuclear and oil and gas, improving the energy efficiency of homes and boosting investments in clean technologies of the future that will grow the economy and create jobs”.
Last week the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) published a report showing that the Green Homes Grant is failing.
The Evaluation of the Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme (GHGV): Final outcome and economic evaluation report revealed fewer than 50,000 households used the funding put aside to support 600,000 homes in upgrading to heat pumps.The shortfall was due in part to the huge financial outlay required by eligible householders.
AMDEA CEO, Paul Hide, said: “The Green Homes Grant Scheme has failed to support UK householders in improving their home energy efficiency. So, to reduce the 20 percent of our carbon emissions created by our homes, the Government needs to offer more attractive and affordable incentives.”
Calling on DESNZ to engage meaningfully with industry associations such as AMDEA, Mr Hide added: “We need a home energy efficiency grant scheme that delivers against the objectives of reducing the environmental footprint of the UK’s housing stock more widely. This could be achieved by offering more inclusive and accessible incentives, including inducements towards buying modern energy-efficient domestic appliances.”
