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The Government’s green stimulus over the past year amounts to approximately £1.4 billion. Disappointment with the level of funds committed to green initiatives was expressed almost universally by the witnesses we spoke to during this inquiry. In particular, it was argued that the Government should have done more to support energy efficiency, an area that is amongst the lowest cost options for reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Energy efficiency measures can be implemented through the installation of a number of existing technologies such as cavity wall and loft insulation, double glazing, and on-site microgeneration. The nature of this work is local, and as such there is scope for the rapid creation of local green jobs in every community across the UK in the energy efficiency and building technologies sector. Whilst we recognise that the Government is moving in the right direction, notably through its recent publication of Warm Homes, Greener Homes, A Strategy for Household Energy Management, it must tackle energy efficiency more aggressively—not just for the sake of UK emissions reduction targets but also for the sake of stimulating growth in local jobs and the economy.