The Confederation of British Industry, Climate Change Committee, National Infrastructure Commission, and International Energy Agency, and many others, have highlighted the importance of decarbonising buildings as part of a post- COVID economic response. However, it also presents enormous opportunity. It is a challenging undertaking that has no single solution and will require a combination of leading-edge technologies and innovative consumer options. It will involve large-scale transformation and wide-ranging change to energy systems and markets, including the development of UK-based, green industrial capability and capacity. This means improving our buildings’ fabric efficiency, changing the way we heat and cool our buildings and improving the performance of energy-related products. ĭecarbonising energy used in buildings is a key part of our Clean Growth Strategy and underpins the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution to “build back better and build back greener”. The sixth carbon budget is another indication of this government’s dedication to Britain’s green industrial revolution, positioning the UK as a global leader in the green technologies of the future. The UK has already shown that environmental action can go hand-in-hand with economic success, having grown our economy by more than three-quarters while cutting emissions by over 40 per cent since 1990. We must intensify our efforts and eliminate virtually all emissions arising from heating, cooling and energy use in our buildings. In April 2021, we enshrined an ambitious target to reduce emissions by 78% by 2035 on 1990 levels into UK law. In 2019 the UK became the first major economy to pass laws to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy by Command of Her MajestyĮ02666137 10/21 Chapter 1: Setting the scene 1.1.
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