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Gordon Brown speech on climate change; Within a decade our aim is that every householder able to do so fits loft or cavity wall insulation, installs low energy light bulbs, and uses low-energy consumer goods / For consumer goods, including those with wasteful standby facilities, we are working with retailers to raise energy efficiency standards, and we have already secured agreement that standard high energy light bulbs will start to be phased out from next year, and removed totally by 2011 - the first European country to do so / Since 2001 government schemes have insulated 2 million homes, but over the next three years - as a result of new carbon emission reduction targets for energy companies - I can announce that 5 million more homes will benefit from discounted or free loft and cavity wall insulation, and another 3 million from discounted or free low energy light bulbs and energy efficient appliances / For every household - over the next decade - there will be the offer of a smart meter that will allow two way communication between the supplier and customer - giving more accurate bills and making it easier for people to generate their own energy through microgeneration and sell it onto the grid / And to help people move towards a greener lifestyle, we are today announcing a new one-stop Green Homes service --- a single telephone line, a user-friendly website and a network of advice centres in every region to: provide easy access to an energy audit and the full range of discounted and free services available; and give advice not only on energy efficiency but on microgeneration, water efficiency, recycling and greener travel / House to house visits in fifty of our poorest areas will provide energy efficiency offers door to door, and for every householder who gets an energy performance certificate with an 'F' or 'G' rating for a home being sold or bought, the green homes service will make an offer of discounted or free help with energy efficiency measures / This...