Response 9: Quarter of UK homes to be offered a green makover

This plan that the UK made is a great start. It will definitely take longer for America to get to this point, but having countries like the UK already make plans to reduce their carbon footprint by 80% in 40 years is a awesome beginning. Hopefully America will follow along these lines and offer greater tax cuts and subsidies towards those who take part in this future. However, the UK's government seriously has to step up their actions if their planning on reaching this goal. Converting everyone to green energy is such a huge job that it will take decades, and possible centuries. Countries need to get started now, as fast as they can. Many more research grants should also be created so that one fuel for a car can be decided on, and fuels for homes can be worked out as to what is the best system. Europe has begun this journey, and the US needs to follow its footsteps sooner rather than later.

Article 9: Quarter of UK homes to be offered a green makover

-The UK intends to give one of every 4 homes an "eco-makeover"
- These makeovers will involve a complete refit of insulation.
- These cuts are expected to lower the UK's houshold carbon emmisons by one third as of 2020.
- Currently, 27% of greenhouse gas emissons in the UK come from households.
- The proposals are expected to "create thousands of jobs."
- The "estimated the cost of insulation and small-scale clean energy alone [is about] £2bn-£12.9bn a year."
- The Uk's goverment plans to cut its carbon emmisons 80% by 2050.
- 5 million households in the UK spend 10% or more of "their income on heat and power."
- "A report by Oxford University's Environmental Change Institute in 2007" discovered that only 4 out of every 1,000 homes had "low-and-zero carbon technologies."