The UK's Autumn Review today has confirmed a £200m incentive for the Green Deal but has missed a major opportunity in centering the country's economic recovery around sustainable development.
The government's flagship energy efficiency programme, the Green Deal, has received £200m to go towards incentivising its take up - as was previously announced - but Paul King, CEO of the UK Green Building Council said a major chance has been missed.
He said, 'Buried in the Autumn Report is confirmation that government is committing £200m over two years to incentivise take up of the Green Deal. That's great news and a huge victory for DECC, although we still have to wait until next year for the detail.'
He added, 'However, we're kidding ourselves if we think [Chancellor] George Osborne has seen the light.
References to sustainability in the National Infrastructure Plan don't seem to be part of any kind of overarching strategy. This was an opportunity missed to put green growth and green jobs at the heart of economic recovery.'