An independent evaluation of the UK government’s Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme (GHGVS) has found that around 19% of a possible 600,000 properties made applications for the initiative.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has launched a £9.2 million scheme that will help establish 9,000 training courses for heat pump and energy efficiency installers.
Government departments “lack a central coordination function to deliver green jobs”, the Environmental Audit Committee has said following the publication of the government’s response to its Green Jobs report.
Installation of energy saving measures has continued throughout 2021 as part of the Green Homes Grant, despite the scheme closing to new applications in March.
The UK is missing opportunities to seize growth in green industries as a result of government policy and a growing knowledge and skills gap, a new report has found.