The Government has published its Household Energy Management Strategy [PDF 739kb], setting out its plans for meeting its target for a reduction of 29% in carbon emissions from the household sector.

The strategy responds to the consultation conducted on Heat and Energy Saving last year, and sets out plans to meet both the overall 2020 goal, and interim commitments to ensure that, by 2015, every household will have installed loft and cavity wall insulation where it is practical to do so, and by 2020 up to 7 million homes will have received more substantial eco-upgrades, including improvements such as solid wall insulation or renewable energy generating technologies.

Ed Miliband said, “This shows we can meet the national interest of tackling climate change and reducing our dependence on foreign energy at the same time as we help people save money. The Warm Homes, Greener Homes Strategy, will remove the deterrent of upfront costs and reduce the hassle of the move to greener living. Making homes more energy efficient will help protect people from upward pressure on bills, tackle climate change, and make us less reliant on imported energy.”

• Read the DECC press notice
• Warm Homes, Greener Homes, the Government’s strategy for Household Energy Management [PDF 739kb]
• The Household Energy Management pages on the DECC website