We are pleased to announce that Local Works has joined the Energy Bill Revolution alliance, for warm homes and lower bills. Local Works is a coalition of over 100 national organisations campaigning to promote the use of the new Sustainable Communities Act.
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.
Local Works Co-ordinator Steve Shaw said:
“Local Works is right behind the Energy Bill Revolution campaign because making the UK’s homes much more energy efficient is essential in creating truly sustainable communities.”
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