Home improvements 'central to carbon reduction'

Article date : 27/03/2009

Targets for reducing carbon emissions in the West Midlands may be met through making improvements to private homes, research indicates.

Such changes may include the installation of newer, more energy-efficient domestic boilers, as well as improving home insulation.

Findings from the recent Low Carbon Housing report commissioned by the West Midlands Regional Assembly and Advantage West Midlands found that between 2007 and 2008, a total of 147,577 tonnes of carbon dioxide was saved through the installation of a number of energy-efficient products in private homes.

These fittings included improved loft insulation and changes to gas central heating, boilers and central heating controls, the report states.

Olwen Dutton, chief executive of the West Midlands Regional Assembly, said that there is both a need and an opportunity for the development of a low carbon economy in the West Midlands.

Calls for the development of a low carbon economy are also being made in London this weekend. A march organised by Put People First is calling for the development of a greener economy, among other things.

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