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IGBC Submission on Green Paper

18th December 2014 by admin

We have submitted our thoughts on the Green paper on Energy In Ireland to Government. You can download our submission by clicking here. The key points of the submission are:

  • Policy emphasis needs to shift from the supply side to reducing demand for energy
  • The built environment plays the key role in a more energy efficient Ireland as it affects energy used in buildings, energy used for transport and the efficiency of the grid.
  • The need for much greater link up between the different departments to deliver co-benefits of efficiency, jobs and health.
  • The need to shift from shallow to deeper retrofit and some examples of countries who are doing this.
  • Shift the emphasis in communication to the public to reflect their concerns – health and value may be a better message than energy efficiency.
  • Consider innovation in energy pricing to encourage retrofit.
  • The economic benefits of renovation, including the potential to create a new industry around renovation creating a steady and sustainable source of jobs into the future.
  • The role of a better planned built environment to reduce transport energy but also improve health, by tackling disperse settlement.

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The Irish Green Building Council is a not for profit company limited by guarantee registered in Ireland. Registered Number: 492948.
Registered Office: 19 Mountjoy Square East, Dublin 1. Registered Charity Number (RCN): 20155568.

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