Why home energy efficiency upgrades are the perfect economic recovery option.
Author: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/ Date Posted:28 August 2020
Since the COVID pandemic hit, an unprecedented consensus amongst non-traditional allies has emerged on the importance of making our homes and businesses more energy efficient.
As Cassandra Goldie, CEO of the Australian Council of Social Services commented earlier this month, "If you're looking for consensus - broad-based support for something - I've not seen anything like what we're seeing in terms of support for investment in energy efficiency".
Until recently, energy efficiency was often neglected by policy makers who tended to focus on energy efficiency's more glamorous cousin, renewable energy.