Airbnb has launched a Sustainable Hosting Plan, including a £1 million fund to support hosts with energy efficiency improvements, cutting carbon emissions and making long-term savings on their bills to help with the rising cost of living. Airbnb will work with Energy Saving Trust to provide a personalised home energy efficiency check and action plan for all hosts, including information about potential steps they can take to improve the efficiency of their home.
Hosts interested in making improvements will be connected to local installers and receive a grant of £1,000, or £3,000 if they are a superhost and apply before January 31, towards their renovation bill.
According to Energy Saving Trust, a £1,000 grant could cover around a quarter of the cost of a typical boiler replacement and a sixth of the cost of installing solar panels.
