Assessments 'would encourage' energy performance

News Article - 04 December 2008
Category: Regulatory

MOT-style energy certificates for households would help homeowners lower their carbon emissions measurement while also making savings in bills, it has been claimed.

A spokesman for the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) made the claim when asked about the department's Foresight partner programme.

He said: "An annual or biennial assessment would encourage households and firms to think about energy performance on a regular basis."

There was a "hassle factor" involved in getting people to begin accounting for carbon in their homes, he admitted, but pointed out that people living in homes with superior energy efficiency "will reap costs savings on energy bills".

In the pre-Budget report released last week the government announced measures to improve the energy efficiency of homes, including providing money for extra insulation.

However, the executive director of environmental campaign group Friends of the Earth, Andy Atkins, said a "golden opportunity" to tackle climate change had been missed.

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