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Initiatives to reduce residential carbon emissions announced

Tue, 21 May 2019

The Government has launched three initiatives to encourage us to reduce our residential carbon emissions.
  
The failed Energy Efficiency Scheme campaign has been refreshed and launched and will aim to assist residents with their fuel bills and help reduce usage of fossil fuels. The Government will provide up to £1,000 towards home improvements,

Expressions of interest are also being sought for an energy efficiency survey to trial air tightness testing in a range of different house types in the Isle of Man. An air tightness test measures the permeability of a building which will highlight the building’s energy efficiency and thermal performance. As air escapes from a house it takes the heat with it. Improving the airtightness, therefore, reduces the potential for heat to be lost, resulting in energy savings for the home occupier. Selected homes will receive a subsidy of £100 towards an air tightness test.

A Retrofit Ideas Competition to encourage local architects and others to generate ideas for how existing homes can be improved to use less energy has also been launched.

Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture Geoffrey Boot explains more about the competition to MTTV.

 

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• Geoffrey Boot on MTTV