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The UK housing stock is responsible for a significant proportion of the UK’s carbon emissions - approximately one quarter - with the heating for non-domestic building accounting for around a further tenth. The majority of our building stock will therefore require some form of energy efficiency measure over the next two decades if we are to meet our legally binding carbon budget targets and set us on a path to 2050.

The Green deal is the Coalition Government’s initiative to support the implementation of energy efficiency measures to households and businesses without needing to meet any upfront costs. This programme will be backed with a totally new finance mechanism designed around the needs of people and business.

You can find more information about the Green Deal in this leaflet:

The Green Deal: energy savings for homes and businesses

http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/what_we_do/consumers/
green_deal/green_deal.aspx