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CAMPAIGNERS have condemned “cowboy politicians” for failing on climate change after it was revealed that a “green homes” initiative racked up administration costs of £1,000 per household.
A National Audit Office (NAO) report on the Tory government’s flagship green homes grant scheme found that it was rushed, caused frustration to homeowners and installers and failed to keep promises on carbon emissions reduction and job creation.
The six-month programme was launched in September last year as ministers looked to “grow back greener” from the Covid-19 pandemic, but it closed in March, having been extended and then curtailed again amid serious problems wth delivery.
Coal-fired stoves in traditional homes are the primary source of extreme levels of air pollution in over-crowded Ulaanbaatar. As more people become climate-displaced, the situation is likely to worsen, write SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
