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This appeared in an article released by an energy company in America...
IPSA expands on claims
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[London] Mayor launches carbon cutting for 200,000 homes
A scheme to cut energy from at least 200,000 homes in the capital by 2012, was kick started by the Mayor of London and London Councils today (Tuesday 10 November, 2009). The Mayor [Boris Johnson] launched trials to give up to 10,000 domestic properties a carbon makeover.
Residents within the nine targeted boroughs will be offered a free of charge service to include a range of easy to install measures to reduce their energy use. The aim is to also offer more significant changes, such as loft and cavity wall insulation.
The boroughs that will be running the trials are:
- Croydon
- Camden, Lewisham
- Harrow
- Havering
- Haringey
- Hillingdon
- Kingston
- Southwark.
This programme aims roll-out to all areas of London, visiting between 200,000 to 500,000 properties by 2012 and 1.2 million domestic properties by 2015 (subject to additional finances from government and the private sector.) It is hoped that by installing the easy measures, a saving of 350,000 tonnes of carbon emissions annually will be achieved. By installing further measures, such as loft or wall insulation, reductions of more than 1,200,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide could be made by 2015.
Three smaller trials were completed during the summer this year [2009] in Croydon, Southwark and Hillingdon. These trials reached 817 homes, saving around 500 tonnes of carbon and also achieved 286 tonnes of carbon savings from referrals for cavity wall insulation, loft insulation and heating upgrades. London’s homes create a third of London's carbon emissions.
