Green New Deal

The Green New Deal for Northern Ireland is a joined up approach to the ‘triple crunch’ of recession, rising energy prices and climate change.

The NI Green New Deal Group

• is a coalition of over 40 organisations and individuals from across the public, private and third sectors led by: Bryson Group, CBI, Energy Saving Trust, Friends of the Earth, ICTU, Institute of Directors, NICVA, NI Housing Executive, Sustainable Development Commission, Utility Regulator, Ulster Farmers Union.
• has combined its substantial expertise to bring forward concrete proposals to tackle the ‘triple crunch’ of recession, energy security and climate change by investing in energy efficiency and renewable energy.

The Green New Deal

• will leverage resources and expertise to sustain and create thousands of jobs in the construction and renewable energy sectors.
• is an opportunity for Northern Ireland to free itself from its 99% dependency on imported fossil fuel and to cut its carbon emissions.
• will help the many in fuel poverty and reduce energy bills for many more.

Priorities

The Green New Deal has identified seven priority areas for action: housing, public and commercial buildings, scaling up renewable energy supply, sustainable mobility, sustainable industries, employment and skills, and financial innovation.

Green New Deal Housing Fund

Energy consumption in housing accounts for over a third of Northern Ireland’s total energy use and a similar proportion of its carbon emissions so for the NI Green New Deal Group this is an obvious priority for action. The group  has published its proposals for the Green New Deal Housing Fund, a mutual company whose role will be to assemble funding to enable the energy retrofit of 100,000 homes over an initial three year period as a foundation for treating a total of 500,000 homes over ten years.