Insulate Magazine Issue 10 - September 2017

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We must keep
Aspirations Running High
Sarah Kostense-Winterton Executive Director, MIMA
After the political tumult of recent months, we are
encouraged by the enthusiasm of Claire Perry, the new
Energy Efficiency Minister. Her own team acknowledge
her commitment to the new brief, further evidenced by her
presence in the BEIS offices over the summer whilst others
ministers have been away.
High Hopes and Focus
There are high hopes for this new BEIS team – that also includes
Richard Harrington as Minister for Energy and industry – responsible
for crucial areas such as the Industrial Strategy, the Clean Growth Plan
and the Energy Price Review. We also await the
imminent National Infrastructure Commission’s Vision and Priorities
document, a precursor to the first National Infrastructure
Assessment in 2018. Our principal focus though, is on BEIS’s Clean
Growth Plan, due for publication in mid-September.
Critical Six Months
We are acutely aware that the next 6 months are crucial. MIMA, as the
secretariat of the EEIG campaign team, has been working hard over
the summer months to keep energy efficiency on the political agenda,
emphasising to both officials and Parliamentarians the importance of
upgrading the UK’s building stock and why doing so should be a
government infrastructure investment priority.
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