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Recommendation 8
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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.
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Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 23 March 2023. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗