News analysis DECs
responding to the Carbon to achieve a 29 per cent reduction in
Strategy UK government’s
Reduction Commitment Energy carbon emissions from homes and
policy roadmap
Efficiency Scheme (CRC), who will communities, compared with 2008
need to measure the energy used in levels, by 2020. The main objective
• Government programmes have • It will also shortly be setting their buildings in order to manage of this document will be to discuss
supported the installation of out details of its ‘clean energy and reduce it.’ the different ways to fund domestic
insulation in around two million cash-back’ schemes for people Field adds: ‘DECs help to energy efficiency measures. It is due
homes in the last year and a half, and businesses that generate low make energy costs more explicit to be published ‘shortly’.
and it is trialling new community- carbon heat and electricity; for financial officers, and to The government will also assess
based and whole-house • It is looking at policy options demonstrate the opportunities for potential reductions in emissions
approaches; to realise the carbon emission cost and carbon savings. The simple from small, non-energy intensive
• Government will shortly be reductions from small firms; and energy and area data needed for a businesses and organisations that
publishing a ‘Household Energy • It is developing new ways to DEC ought to be readily accessible are not targeted by policies such as
Management Strategy’ that will encourage and support local in commercial premises and where the CRC.
set out new plans to help reduce authorities to increase their role it isn’t then it needs to be, so DECs Another recommendation that
emissions from households by 29 in the transition to the low carbon provide a ready route to improving the CCC made was with regard to a
per cent from 2008 levels by 2020; economy. current data availability. reduction in emissions that would be
‘By allowing the public to see caused by the economic recession.
how much energy each building The CCC urged the government
at requiring buildings to achieve This can catalyse the refurbishment uses, whether good or bad, we can not to add this drop in emissions
an F-rated EPC or higher has also market, result in more innovation encourage further debate on how to its overall achievements. The
been commended. ‘Phasing out and give green job creation a real to green the existing building stock government has agreed, and so will
the worst performing buildings by boost.’ and also motivate building owners, not be carrying forward any ‘over
setting minimum energy standards CIBSE has also welcomed the landlords and tenants to take action achievement’ against the first carbon
is essential and it’s great that announcement and leading private to make their spaces more energy budget, which started in 2008 and
government is coming round to this landlords such as Land Securities, efficient.’ finishes in 2012. l
way of thinking,’ says King. are already using DECs. Employers’ body the CBI has also
‘There comes a point when you John Field, chairman of the expressed support for the idea.
A link to the Government Response
have to say that a building cannot CIBSE Benchmarking Steering Other measures announced in
to the first annual Progress Report
be leased or sold without major Group, says: ‘It will be invaluable the government’s response to the of the Committee on Climate
improvements. The industry needs for showing building occupiers CCC report include introducing
Change can be found at www.
clarity on future requirements and and managers just how well their a new Household Energy
decc.gov.uk in the news section
this helps give certainty on which building is performing. It will also Management Strategy, which will
in a press release titled ‘Miliband:
UK won’t let up on climate fight’.
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