Comments on: Warmth for everybody http://greenvoices.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/warmth-for-everybody/ a community of green voices Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:25:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: George Darroch http://greenvoices.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/warmth-for-everybody/#comment-1227 George Darroch Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:15:27 +0000 http://greenvoices.wordpress.com/?p=1404#comment-1227 Thanks Ari. I'm not wedded to the mechanism for delivery. Others might work better, and it would be good to have a properly funded investigation of the options. I should have also made clear that I think the scheme should encompass a wide range efficiency improving home technologies as well. The key things for me are a.) that it has widespread support - which shouldn't be hard as 30% of homes have no insulation whatsoever, and the majority of the rest have minimal insulation. b.) that it is that it is relatively affordable - even with the kind of payback seen here, Governments are likely to balk at spending many billions. It'll happen faster and be more widely available if the cost is manageable. c.) that we get as many houses as well insulated and energy efficient as possible. Fingers crossed we get at least some way to fulfilling those objectives. Thanks Ari. I’m not wedded to the mechanism for delivery. Others might work better, and it would be good to have a properly funded investigation of the options. I should have also made clear that I think the scheme should encompass a wide range efficiency improving home technologies as well.

The key things for me are
a.) that it has widespread support – which shouldn’t be hard as 30% of homes have no insulation whatsoever, and the majority of the rest have minimal insulation.
b.) that it is that it is relatively affordable – even with the kind of payback seen here, Governments are likely to balk at spending many billions. It’ll happen faster and be more widely available if the cost is manageable.
c.) that we get as many houses as well insulated and energy efficient as possible.

Fingers crossed we get at least some way to fulfilling those objectives.

]]> By: Ari http://greenvoices.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/warmth-for-everybody/#comment-1219 Ari Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:37:56 +0000 http://greenvoices.wordpress.com/?p=1404#comment-1219 Hey George, nice opener! This is a pretty good scheme workable with the more right-of-centre parties and it's a great way to bring long-term savings in with short-term benefits. Personally speaking, I'm sold. :) Hey George, nice opener! This is a pretty good scheme workable with the more right-of-centre parties and it’s a great way to bring long-term savings in with short-term benefits. Personally speaking, I’m sold. :)

]]> By: Xavier http://greenvoices.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/warmth-for-everybody/#comment-1204 Xavier Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:08:46 +0000 http://greenvoices.wordpress.com/?p=1404#comment-1204 ha george nice to see you on here! ha george nice to see you on here!

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