At a local level, the Green Deal will enable many households and businesses to improve the energy efficiency of their properties without consuming so much energy and wasting so much money.
A quarter of the UK’s carbon emissions comes from the energy used in homes and a similar amount comes from our businesses, industry and workplaces. At a national level, the UK needs to become more energy efficient to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, which risk dangerous climate change. The Climate Change Act 2008 legislated for a reduction in our carbon emissions and set legally-binding carbon budgets across all sectors of the UK economy — including our homes and communities, and our workplaces.
The fundamental Golden Rule of the Green Deal Initiative is that the expected saving from the improvement measure must be equal to or greater than the cost of the measure.
Since the expected savings are based on those in a typical property, these savings are also dependent on the consumer working to reduce their own energy consumption after installation as well. Part of the Green Deal Initiative is also about helping to give advice on how to change user behaviour to maximise the benefits of the improved property.
