Green Deal/ECO consultation

You may have heard of the Green Deal and ECO (Energy Company Obligation). These are the UK government’s new schemes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as they have to under the 2008 Climate Change Act. Green Deal/ECO will replace a swathe of schemes in use at the moment, dramatically changing the way energy conservation is undertaken. The Scottish government is looking at the Scottish aspects of these schemes and how things decided in Holyrood fit in with things decided in Westminster.

This is all being done using very much the opposite of a community based approach. All the main decisions have been made by people in London, who have high hopes of the approach they have thought up. There are some great improvements over the current schemes with Green Deal/ECO, but there are also some concerns.

The authors now wish the community to get involved with the details of Green Deal/ECO and seek “your views on the details of the Green Deal and ECO policies that are to be implemented in secondary legislation and under the energy licensing framework”. There is a web site which explains the schemes more and a web site for the consultation. This is your opportunity to have a little influence on the proposals. The closing date is 18/01/2012.