Significant funding for energy efficiency unveiled following industry calls to put this at the heart of a green economic recovery in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
The government has responded to significant pressure from the CBI to prioritise energy efficiency in its efforts to help revive the economy.
In advance of his Summer Economic Statement, the Chancellor has unveiled a £3bn package of funding to help improve energy efficiency in people’s homes and public buildings, including schools and hospitals.
The CBI in action
The CBI has been championing the importance of energy efficiency for several years, with calls for energy efficiency to be designated as a national infrastructure priority, and policy recommendations featuring prominently in our 2019 report The low-carbon 2020s – a decade of delivery.
As attention has rightly turned to how best to re-boot the economy, we have pushed hard for this vital infrastructure to be at the heart of measures needed to create sustainable jobs for the future. In the CBI’s letter to the Prime Minister on priorities for the recovery we called for urgent efforts to “make every home a green home”
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