All Homes to Have EPC rating of C by 2035: The Challenge
In this article, we explore just one part of the UK government’s Clean Growth Strategy – the push for all social housing to achieve C-rated Energy Performance Certificates by 2035.
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The overall aim of the UK government’s Clean Growth Strategy is for homes to hit zero carbon emissions (net) by 2050 – something that is likely to be a considerable undertaking.
In this article, we explore just one part of this challenge – the push for all social housing to achieve C-rated Energy Performance Certificates by 2035.
So what stands in our way on the road to achieving this milestone, and how do we intend to tackle the challenges ahead? Here are just a few of the hurdles that must be surpassed.
Kwasi Kwarteng: Recent policy decisions send mixed messages on UK climate action
BEIS Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has admitted that the UK needs a stronger and more joined-up policy framework to deliver its net-zero target and claimed that decisions such as not blocking a new coal mine in Cumbria send mixed messages .
Kwarteng was recently promoted from Energy Minister, allowing Alok Sharma to serve full-time as COP26 President
In a conversation with the Institute for Government’s director Bronwen Maddox earlier today (11 February), Kwarteng was asked to outline BEIS’s priorities for COP26 and to comment on the green policy decisions that have made headlines since Parliament returned from winter recess last month.