Responding to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s announcement that up to 300,000 homes will benefit from upgrades next year, Green Party Co-Leader Adrian Ramsay said,
“Today’s announcement left too many householders out in the cold. Household heating accounts for almost a fifth of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions. And while making up to 300,000 homes a year warmer and cheaper to run is welcome, it falls far short of the 15 million homes that the UK Green Building Council says need to be retrofitted by the end of this decade.”
He continued,
“Heat pumps are a proven technology, but their uptake has been slowed by a lack of consistent support for households and industry, combined with underinvestment in creating the workforce and supply chains needed. What we need now is a nationwide programme of government-backed, council-delivered home insulation and clean heat sources installation starting immediately to keep people’s homes warm, bring down their bills, and reduce emissions.”