How to vote for greener homes

Wednesday, 28 April 2010 09:50

In light of the publication of their environment manifestos, an Election analysis that compared the main points of the Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats’ policies on greening our homes was launched by the Great British Refurb Campaign. UK householders could quickly assess how each party policy would help them pay for a low energy home refurbishment, how they would help create new green construction jobs, and what support they would offer for home energy generation, if they were elected.

Simon McWhirter, Campaign Director of the Great British Refurb Campaign said:
”Tackling the energy efficiency of our homes is an important party pledge that must not be overlooked. It has been identified as the front line in the fight against climate change and the UK will never meet its tough-to-tackle carbon budgets without getting this aspect of policy absolutely spot on. This scorecard will help UK voters get to the crux of the election manifestos and compare how each political party plans to reduce the impact our homes have on the environment.”

In the run up to the election, the Great British Refurb Campaign sought public opinion on which policies measured up best.

View Simon's election analysis to see which party you thought was doing the most to deliver greener homes for everyone. 

Simon McWhirter added: “It will be interesting to discover which policies resonate with voters and whether tax rebates, green loans, or minimum energy efficiency standards at point of sale carry the most favour with homeowners.”