Government reviews barriers to adopting energy efficiency and low carbon heating measures to historic homes

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The UK government has published a review of the barriers faced when adapting historic homes for energy efficiency and low carbon heating. As part of the government’s goal to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, homes must be made as energy efficient as possible. The government has recognised that historic homes have a breadth of specific considerations when adapting them for energy efficiency and has put forward a package of current actions and future commitments to combat these barriers, as part of the ongoing development of new policies to support the retrofit of historic homes.