{"id":3716,"date":"2012-02-10T16:50:18","date_gmt":"2012-02-10T16:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=3716"},"modified":"2012-02-10T17:34:34","modified_gmt":"2012-02-10T17:34:34","slug":"davey-puts-energy-saving-at-heart-of-deccs-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=3716","title":{"rendered":"Davey puts energy saving at heart of DECC\u2019s strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A new offensive on cutting energy waste was launched by Edward Davey, with the creation of a dedicated team within the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) assembled to spearhead energy efficiency policy and make it more relevant to people\u2019s everyday lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Energy and Climate Change Secretary today unveiled details of the new Energy Efficiency Deployment Office (EEDO) at a meeting with industry leaders at The John Lewis Partnerships\u2019 Peter Jones store on Sloane Square, London.<\/p>\n

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In his first speech as Secretary of State, Mr Davey said: \u2018I\u2019m hugely enthusiastic about energy efficiency. It\u2019s the cheapest way of cutting carbon \u2013 and cutting bills for consumers. It has to be right at the heart of what we do.\u00a0 EEDO will be a centre of expertise, challenging our work and making energy efficiency real and relevant to people\u2019s everyday lives. Two out of three consumers think their home is wasting energy, but only one in three is going to do anything about it. That has to change. We need to get out there and show people what energy efficiency can really do for them.\u2019<\/p>\n

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\u2018The Green Deal will play a huge part in this work and will also support jobs in the insulation and construction industries\u2013 as many as 65,000 right across the country by 2015. It can help us deliver a fairer, greener economy. And help us get young people back into work \u2013 or into work for the first time.\u2019<\/p>\n

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\u2018The UK has some of the most inefficient housing stock in the EU. But getting this right means as a nation we make energy savings over the next decade equivalent to two nuclear power stations while making everyone\u2019s homes warmer and cheaper to run.<\/p>\n

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The 50-strong team, which will be based at DECC\u2019s headquarters in London, will pull together expertise from across the Department. EEDO staff will continue to support the delivery of the Green Deal, the rollout of smart meters and the increase in renewable heat as well as developing a new energy efficiency strategy to identify the potential for further energy efficiency across the economy.\u2019<\/p>\n

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As well as having its own expertise, EEDO will work with leading industry experts to ensure we have the best possible evidence, analysis and policy response to this challenging agenda.<\/p>\n

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DECC is also launching a call for evidence to help underpin the energy efficiency strategy.<\/p>\n

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