Victoria wages war on dark roofs

Sky News Australia host Caleb Bond has responded to the Victorian government cracking down on dark roofs for new homes. The government are arguing that light coloured roofing will reduce energy consumption, as well as cooling the local climate on hot days. “Seriously if you want to put a dark roof on your house, you’re the person who has to pay the cost of when it comes to turning the air conditioner on," Mr Bond said. “You can’t tell me that people who have a light-coloured roof are not going to use their air-conditioners in summer. “If it’s hot you’re going to turn your air conditioner on anyway.”