Environmental legislation 'will become a national movement'
Environmental legislation 'will have a big impact on the nation'

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Environmental legislation 'will become a national movement'

31 Jan, 2011

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Environmental legislation to improve the energy efficiency of buildings in the UK will have a significant impact on the country, it has been said.

Greg Barker, minister for climate change at the Department of Energy and Climate Change, said the government's Green Deal will enable the nation to achieve emission targets.

Speaking at the Retrofit Salford 2011 event last week, he stated: "The green deal is really about making a national movement."

The environmental legislation will see homeowners and businesses receive advice on how to make their properties more energy-efficient.

Last month, the government stipulated that fuel-saving measures must be installed by a reputable firm to ensure customers reduce their carbon emissions via an approved company.

Mr Barker predicted that over the next ten years, 14 million out of the 26 million households in the UK could be installed with energy-efficient measures, which will allow the "revolution in energy efficiency to really take hold".

Posted by Lauren Steadman

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