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Fourth report published on the energy efficiency of existing homes

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Published on: 22 March 2021

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LNB News 22/03/2021

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Issue Date: 22 March 2021

Published Date: 22 March 2021

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee has released its fourth report on the energy efficiency of existing homes. The report states that the UK’s legally binding climate change targets will not be met 'without the near-complete elimination of greenhouse gas emissions from UK building stock by 2050'. It also notes that of the 29 million homes in the UK, at least 19 million homes still need to be made low carbon, low energy and resilient to a changing climate. The inquiry, launched in May 2020, examined the government’s progress on energy efficiency measures, with the key challenges faced being housing stock and public perception. The conclusions and recommendations of this report were the following:

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