Draughty homes targeted in UK climate change masterplan
by Adam Vaughan Energy correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#34THE)
Ministers publish long-delayed blueprint for hitting target of cutting emissions by 57% in next 15 years
Millions of draughty homes in England and Wales will be insulated and overhauled by 2035 to save families as much as 300 a year on their energy bills, under the government's climate change plans.
The long-delayed blueprint for how the UK will hit its binding target of cutting emissions by 57% by 2032 includes about 50 policies supporting everything from low-carbon power and energy savings to electric vehicles and keeping food waste out of landfill.