CO2 levels force incentives to make homes energy efficient

EXCESSIVE amounts of greenhouse gas emissions have forced the Government to offer more incentives to help prevent homeowners wasting energy.

CO2 levels force  incentives to make homes  energy efficient

This year’s budget was also about Ireland moving closer “to a lower carbon intensive economy”, stressed Finance Minister Brian Lenihan.

In a bid to cut back on CO2, more grants will be offered for people to insulate their homes. The move is likely to give a temporary boost to the building industry as well as employment for tradespeople, whose sectors saw significant job losses in recent months.

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