Source · Select Committees · Environmental Audit Committee
Recommendation 8
8
Not Addressed
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The Government’s current fuel poverty target ‘to ensure that as many fuel-poor homes as is...
Recommendation
The Government’s current fuel poverty target ‘to ensure that as many fuel-poor homes as is reasonably practicable achieve a minimum energy efficiency rating of band C, by 2030’ is vague and unspecific. Informed by the CCC’s Sixth Carbon Budget advice, we recommend that the new Energy Efficiency Taskforce is directed to advise the Government on appropriate interim targets to lift 100% of domestic properties to EPC C by 2035. Improving homes to EPC C or above will reduce the UK’s reliance on energy imports and cut carbon emissions while delivering a wealth of co-benefits, including warmer homes, improved health outcomes, and a job-creating boost to local tradespeople.
Government Response Summary
The government response discusses NSTA emissions monitoring rather than the fuel poverty target and energy efficiency taskforce recommendations.
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Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government
Not Addressed
The NSTA has net zero considerations embedded throughout the entire project lifecycle and considers a number of factors sometimes collectively referred to as an ‘effective net zero test’ for decisions such as approving new field developments under the Field Development Plan (FDP) process. The NSTA already uses this process to incentivise new developments to be electrification ready or incorporate low carbon power solutions. The NSTA Emissions Monitoring Report contains upstream emission projections out to 2050 including contributions from new developments. Projections estimate that through proactive abatement initiatives such as platform electrification and ending routine flaring and venting a mid-case of ~11 MtCO2e of additional emissions abatement could be prevented across brownfield and greenfield projects up to 2050.