Including the closely related terms poverty, and fuel poverty.
… and make the devolution case to Government. 10. Pursuing energy devolution so that we can combine a shift to sustainable energy with a medium-term reduction in fuel poverty. We will work closely with Energy Capital around the need for devolution of resources and responsibilities to support this, for example securing devolution of Energy Company Obligation funding to the WMCA. These are just…
…, it should be easy and affordable to keep it at a comfortable temperature (encompassing heating and cooling). Investing into the energy performance of buildings can help to achieve this, addressing homelessness, fuel poverty and waste. 16 6. Make space for sustainable transport: space is precious, and how we use it for travel needs to reflect our priorities. Alongside tackling climate…
… will be required to build. • Whole Building Retrofit fund of at least £1bn a year to enable all homes to have a whole-house efficiency treatment by 2035, focussing on those in fuel poverty first with a ‘able to pay’ initiative for wealthier households. • Investment in transport infrastructure to reduce road congestion. 18 The investments we make in order to meet the climate challenge…
… will be into the people who need them to thrive: tackling fuel poverty, giving people space to change career direction, improving skills, providing affordable connectivity, cleaning the air and ensuring the quality and availability of public spaces and assets. What does this look like? We prepare thoroughly for the economic shifts we can anticipate This is about the human side of big economic shifts. No-one…
… caused by local deindustrialisation, but consumption has not declined at the same rate – suggesting we are just ‘offshoring’ our emissions to other countries. Finally, we need to understand that people living in poverty tend to contribute to emissions reductions. Our commitment to lifting people out of poverty remains implacable, but the consequences of doing so may well be increased emissions…