INSULATION GRANTS
July 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLA GRANT scheme funneling money to German citizens wanting to buy environment-friendly insulation made from as flax, hemp fibre and sheep's wool, rather than conventional fossil materials has been approved by the European Commission. Its decision, made under European Union state aid regulatory powers will signal to other EU Member States that such a scheme would be approved by Brussels across Europe. The aim is to help house builders and owners meet the additional cost of renewable insulation materials; the German government says a single sheet of ...
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