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• 皇冠体育app Taskforce aims to accelerate household insulation, boiler upgrades and business energy efficiency measures to help cut national energy consumption by 15% over the next seven years.
• 皇冠体育app Chancellor welcomed the appointment at a summit today (Tuesday 21st February) with CEOs, founders, and leaders from the UK鈥檚 top green companies.

Alison Rose, Group Chief Executive Officer at NatWest, has been confirmed as Co-Chair of the Government鈥檚 Energy Efficiency Taskforce, charged with helping reduce national energy consumption by 15% over the next seven years and, in the process, cut bills, and help push down inflation.

皇冠体育app Taskforce, launched today, will devise a workplan to help reduce total UK energy demand by 15% from 2021 levels by 2030 across domestic and commercial buildings and industrial process.

Responding to industry鈥檚 call for long-term funding certainty to help strengthen UK supply chains, 拢6 billion of government funding will be available from 2025 to support this objective, in addition to the 拢6.6 billion allocated this Parliament 鈥� taking the total to 拢12.6 billion this decade.

皇冠体育app Chancellor confirmed the appointment at a meeting with nearly 100 representatives from the UK鈥檚 top green firms to gather the best ideas for driving growth in the sector, projected to be worth 拢1 trillion to UK businesses up to 2030.

皇冠体育app Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said:

Our green industry is a key growth sector set to be worth 拢1 trillion by the end of the decade. It will bring high-paid jobs, brand new manufacturers and huge export opportunities 鈥� but needs extra attention now to make sure British companies and our people can fully share in the sector鈥檚 success and grow the economy.

Energy Security & Net Zero Secretary Grant Shapps said:

I am determined to reduce people鈥檚 energy bills, bringing wholesale energy prices down to their lowest ever within the next decade, through investment in cheaper and more innovative energy sources such as renewables and nuclear.

But improving the energy efficiency of our homes by bringing the latest technologies into them will also help cut energy use, and with that people鈥檚 bills.

皇冠体育app Energy Efficiency Taskforce 鈥� to be led by the excellent Lord Callanan and Alison Rose 鈥� will be committed to clearing the barriers to getting this done, whether that鈥檚 investment, training up installers or improving the supply of products.

Alison Rose, Chief Executive Officer of NatWest Group, said:

I鈥檓 delighted to be co-chairing the new Energy Efficiency Taskforce, alongside Lord Callanan. Addressing the climate crisis is a team sport, and building vital partnerships between the public and private sector is the key to tackling this challenge at pace.

Improving energy efficiency will not only drive a lower carbon environment, but also deliver greater economic security through lower bills for people, families, and businesses right across the UK.

Hosted at Plexal in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the 鈥淭reasury Connect: Green Industries鈥� aimed to expand the possibilities of the sector with detailed sessions on reforming and simplifying regulation, getting green firms the finance and skilled domestic workforce they need to grow, boosting exports and building strong UK supply chains.

皇冠体育app UK鈥檚 green economy enjoyed a bumper 2021, with both turnover and employment at their highest level since records began. According recent ONS data, 247,400 people now work in green industries, with further evidence that the clean energy, electric vehicle, and energy efficiency markets in particular are continuing to grow rapidly, and outperforming the wider UK economy.

皇冠体育app conference was also be attended by the Energy Secretary Grant Shapps and the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 皇冠体育apprese Coffey, with specific discussions on Regulation, Financing, Skills & Supply Chains, and Exports.

Alison Rose has extensive experience in financing energy efficiency. NatWest Group has committed provide 拢100 billion of Climate and Sustainable Funding and Financing between 1 July 2021 and the end of 2025 to help families buy energy-efficient homes and create jobs that will deliver our transition to Net Zero.

皇冠体育app Taskforce launched today also includes Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Minister Lord Callanan as Co-Chair. Membership of the Taskforce鈥檚 Steering Group will be announced in due course.