THE GREEN Party has slammed the Government’s home insulation scheme.
The ‘Green Deal’, in which a loan is provided to meet the costs of home insulation, is meant to cut the carbon emissions of 14m homes.
But Newsome councillor Andrew Cooper, Green Party energy spokesman, said: “The lack of foresight on the ‘Green Deal’ will earn it a place in the public policy textbooks as a perfect example of how to get it wrong. We have a ‘Green Deal’ in which a home insulation loan is repaid through your energy bill, so the effect on fuel poverty, jobs and emissions is likely to be negligible.
“The Green Party has real experience of planning a successful free home insulation scheme.”
