UK’s deputy Prime Minster said householders can make their homes energy efficiency, save on costs without any advance payments through the Green Deal Finance.He has promised the coalition governments would closely monitor a ‘quiet green revolution’ that wont have any ‘green gimmicks’, instead focusing on creation of low carbon job opportunities.Green Education Prospectus
Green Job Growth
Source: Pew Charitable Trusts, 2009, based on the National Establishment Time Series Database; analysis by Pew Center on the States and Collaborative Economics.
Green Job Distribution
Source: Pew Charitable Trusts, 2009, based on the National Establishment Time Series Database; analysis by Pew Center on the States and Collaborative Economics.
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Green Makeovers Making a Splash in the UK
To achieve 2050 green housing objectives, a Government adviser warns that UK requires 12,500 retrofits weekly.A big three million pound research project is going to focus on the task of refurbishing 12,500 homes weekly for the next 40 years. This is for the purpose of determining whether Britain’s cold and draughty houses could be improved by large scale produced building technologies. The research project will focus on the best way to start a nationwide green business program and is being supported by Energy Technology Institute (ETI) and consortium of businesses (e.g. building consultancy BRE, EDF energy firm, Peabody-Energy and property firm etc).
Based on Government figures, most of the UK’s 26 million homes will be still in use in 2050 which means that there is a need for large scale home energy efficiency improvement on the housing stock. If this is done then there is a possibility that the country can achieve its goal of curtailing carbon emissions by 80% by mid century. Continue reading
UK Turns Up the Volume on Green Education
Speaking at an event hosted by business advisory firm TEDCO, he said his government would not make headline grabbing environmental claims like the previous government. He said politicians talk enthusiastically about the environment and need for a green economy, but his government would do things differently. He added that they would not dazzle the people with green gimmicks but instead would like to make an impression on people by doing the job quietly.
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Flying on Greener Skies
Air travel was once a point of contention in green circles. The possible consequences of emitting toxic and greenhouse gasses at high altitudes are not fully understood, and are very difficult to measure. However, in response to the concern several airlines have demonstrated sterling social responsibility by putting measures in place to reduce carbon emissions before official regulation came into play.
British Airways [NYSE: BAY] was the first airline to initiate a voluntary carbon offset scheme, which it introduced in 2005 amid rising concern about aviation pollution. BA’s “Carbon Offset Scheme” is available to passengers during the booking process. It is an entirely voluntary program letting passengers make donations to offset the share of the carbon dioxide that their flight generates. BA calculates the carbon emission through a CO2 emission calculator that generates an estimate of the carbon produced during the journey. Money raised helps to fund hydro-electric power plants and wind farm projects around the world. In addition, BA also voluntarily reassessed their carbon footprint in 2008 by applying the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Standard and their calculations now include direct and indirect emissions, such as those from their suppliers.
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