Source · Select Committees · Environmental Audit Committee
Recommendation 53
53
Investigate using the tax system to incentivise carbon footprint reduction in existing properties.
Conclusion
As with the embodied and operational carbon recommendation (Para 138nb mbnj ) we believe that the Government should investigate how it can use the tax system to reduce the tax burden on properties that reduce their carbon footprint and/or increase the tax burden on environmentally regressive properties to create a greater incentive for making retrofitting decisions that reduce the carbon footprint of a home, as part of the review we recommended. (Conclusion, Paragraph 169) Skills and Resourcing
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 13 March 2026. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗