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Government insists Green Deal making 'very encouraging' progress
2013-06-24 12:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The government has faced a fresh flurry of criticism over its flagship Green Deal scheme, ahead of the publication on Thursday of the latest figures for take-up of energy efficiency initiative. Speculation is mounting that the figures, which for the first time will show both the number of households undertaking Green Deal assessments and the number that have taken up Green Deal financing packages, will confirm the scheme has faced low levels of adoption during its first few months, particularly...
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United Kingdom: Green Deal debt may have to be repaid before property sold
2013-05-19 08:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Homeowners taking out a loan under the government's Green Deal energy efficiency scheme could find themselves having to pay off the debt before they can sell their property, according to consumer body Which? Since January, householders have been able to sign up to the Green Deal, which allows them to pay for energy efficiency improvements in their home with no, or little, upfront cost; instead, these are funded by a loan repaid through their electricity bill. Crucially, the "golden rule" of...
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Fraudsters 'use Green Deal as cover'
2013-05-10 16:25:10| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Trading standards officers in West Yorkshire and Wales warn that door-to-door conmen are posing as Green Deal assessors.
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Green Deal gathers pace after 7,400 assessments lodged in second month
2013-04-11 11:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The number of people seeking to take advantage of the government's flagship Green Deal energy efficiency scheme rose dramatically last month, with 7,465 energy efficiency assessments completed during March. According to the latest monthly Green Deal figures, there was a 332 per cent increase in the number of assessments conducted by providers in March, compared with February. Just over 1,700 assessments were lodged in February, the first full month of operation for the scheme, compared with...
United Kingdom: Green deal: 61% of public have not heard of energy efficiency scheme
2013-02-13 11:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The government's flagship energy efficiency scheme the Green Deal has "cut through" to large numbers of the public, despite the fact almost two-thirds of people remain unaware of the initiative. That is the conclusion of a YouGov poll commissioned by the Behaviour Change social enterprise and undertaken the week after the launch of the Green Deal. The survey of over 1,960 adults found that 39 per cent of people had heard of the scheme, which allows households and businesses to undertake energy...
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