Support a boiler scrappage scheme for the UK – Sign the petition!



According to the 'Energy Saving Trust' if everyone in the UK with gas central heating installed a high efficiency condensing boiler, we would save enough energy to heat 3.4 million homes for a whole year and save around 13 million tonnes of Carbon Dioxide. The householder could also save around a third on their heating bills.

The recently introduced Car Scrappage scheme has proved a success for the car industry, but a Boiler Scrappage Scheme, along the same lines, could be even more successful.

It would help the Government to achieve its climate change targets, it would benefit boiler manufacturers, plumbers merchants and installers by stimulating demand and it would benefit the householder by saving them money.

Mick Williams' petition on the 10 Downing street website: http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/boilerscrappage/

You can find out more about the campaign on the Reheat Britain website.



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