Thursday, February 17, 2011

People power 'overlooked by energy policies'


The way that people use and live in their homes has been largely ignored by existing efforts to improve energy efficiency, a study has suggested.

The focus on technological solutions had overshadowed the need also to consider the "human side" of energy use in buildings, it added.

Energy used in people's homes account for about a quarter of the UK's total greenhouse gas emissions.

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