Green Daily

While car and truck emissions hog most of the spotlight when it comes to media attention, homes and buildings are responsible for coughing up their share of nasty emissions -- especially when they're drawing power from a coal power plant. In an attempt to reduce home emissions, and electricity bills, consequently, the UK Department of Energy will offer 7 million households the opportunity to get a free eco-makeover, including free insulation.

More than one quarter of UK homes and apartments will be given the opportunity to get a weatherproofing update, thanks in part to £1 billion provided by power companies under their energy saving initiatives. As the updates are carried out, customers will be offered the chance to purchase solar panels, wood stoves and other carbon reducing equipment. The announcement was made after Australia announced that it would embark on a insulation spree, set to retrofit 2.2 million homes. Groups like Friends of the Earth have been pushing for a major EU eco-renovation for some time now to help achieve CO2 reduction targets. According to Friends of the Earth, 27% of UK emissions come from homes.

[via CleanTechnica]