Recommendation 46

The present shortage of workers in the energy efficiency and retrofit sector is chronic, given the overall timetable for decarbonisation of properties. This is a point we have repeatedly emphasised in our recent reports. Significant skills gaps also exist in the measurement of embodied and whole-life carbon and the use of low- carbon materials. On the evidence before us, the Government has not yet responded adequately to our recommendations to develop a retrofit strategy and programme to encourage the development of relevant green skills across the construction trade.