Brits 'must unite' in sustainable energy creation

• 04 March 2010

  Sustainable procurement may see a boost after the Department for Energy and Climate Change revealed a new green strategy.
  
  Head of utilities at Confused.com Gareth Kloet explained that the whole of the UK should be looking to support the objective of cutting carbon.
  
  Mr Kloet said that the amount of money that can be saved by improving the efficiency of a home will vary.
  
  Those whose properties are already reasonably efficient will not save as much as homeowners of highly inefficient houses.
  
  "Ultimately, someone will always need to foot the bill for installing energy efficiency measures," he explained.
  
  But a large range of different schemes should all be supported to achieve the ultimate aim of reducing waste and generating sustainable energy, Mr Kloet added.
  
  The Warm Homes, Greener Homes strategy was revealed by the government earlier this week.
  
  Just one of the promises made by the move is that every household will have loft and cavity wall insulation by 2015, providing it is practical to do this.
  
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  Posted by Claire Archer

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