We are pleased to announce that the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health has joined the Energy Bill Revolution alliance, for warm homes and lower bills.
The Energy Bill Revolution is calling on the Government to use the money it gets from carbon taxes to make our homes super-energy efficient. This is the only permanent way to drive down energy bills and end fuel poverty.
From next year the Government will be collecting over £2 billion in carbon tax every year, rising to £4 billion by 2020 and £7 billion by 2027. Recycled back into energy efficiency programmes, this would be enough to super-insulate more than 600,000 homes a year, bringing 9 out of 10 homes out of fuel poverty. It could also quadruple carbon emission savings from households compared to the government’s new energy efficiency policies and create up to 200,000 more jobs – exactly what we need to support the UK’s economic recovery.
CIEH Principal Policy Officer Bob Mayho said:
‘Environmental health practitioners working in local authorities are responsible for enforcing health and safety standards in the private rented housing sector. The private rented sector has significantly lower levels of energy efficiency than other housing sectors. Many properties are in very poor repair and excessively cold, with over a fifth of private tenants suffering from fuel poverty. The sector also has the lowest levels of cavity wall insulation, loft insulation and double glazing.
The CIEH is proud to support the Energy Bill Revolution because it offers a practical and potentially significant contribution to solving problems associated with fuel poverty through lowering bills and addressing excess cold, dampness and condensation, which represent significant public health hazards. ‘
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