FMB respond to Green Party’s launch of the “Green Guarantee” manifesto

In response to “Green Party’s Green Guarantee” manifesto, FMB say other political parties should take note of retrofitting plans.

Following the publication of the Green Party’s Green Manifesto, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has said that other major political parties should take note of the plans outlined in the “Green Guarantee” manifesto,

The FMB highlighted that retrofitting seems to have become less of a priority in recent years, and that this was a vital reminder that the UK needs a serious programme to update British homes, which are amongst the oldest in Europe.

The Green Party’s vision to retrofit nine million of the UK’s existing homes would limit energy bills and high levels of fuel poverty by keeping houses up to date. CO2 emissions can be reduced significantly.

Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the FMB, said: “At a time when both the Conservatives and Labour are proposing tinkering with the private energy market to push down bills, an ambitious retrofitting programme offers a more elegant, simpler alternative that could start on June 9th and would provide a significant economic stimulus and create thousands of jobs. One in four British households live in fuel poverty and a major factor behind this is the poor energy efficiency of much of our existing housing stock. Moreover, taken together our homes account for over a quarter of all carbon emissions. The Green Party has recognised that both of these issues need to be tackled together and whoever wins the election would do well to take this lesson on board.”

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