Source · Select Committees · Business and Trade Committee
Recommendation 38
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The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities should give higher priority to the decarbonisation...
Conclusion
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities should give higher priority to the decarbonisation of homes and the support it offers to local and regional government in England, and should, in partnership with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, publish joint milestones and metrics setting out which department is accountable for which aspects of the decarbonisation of heating in homes.
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Government Response
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HM Government
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The Government recognises that local authorities play an essential role in driving local climate action, including on the decarbonisation of homes. We are committed to working closely with local and regional governments to help them deliver on their ambitions, including through the devolution framework announced in the Levelling Up White Paper. The Heat and Buildings Strategy (HBS) and Net Zero Strategy (NZS) were published in October 2021 and set out milestones jointly owned between DLUHC and BEIS that will be delivered during the 2020s to decarbonise heating in homes. Delivery of these Strategies is a priority for both departments. The two departments are working in collaboration to ensure these milestones are delivered, and committed in the NZS to publicly report on progress annually against the following metrics: • Achieve a minimum market capacity of 600000 heat pumps per year by 2028. • Enable as many homes to reach EPC Band C as possible by 2035, where practical, cost-effective, and affordable. • Ensure as many fuel-poor homes as reasonably practicable reach EPC Band C by 2030. A high-level strategy for the two departments to decarbonise homes and contribute to delivering on the UK’s Net Zero commitments is set out in the BEIS Outcome Delivery Plan which is published annually. This plan identifies the key programmes critical to delivery and sets out an evaluation plan to monitor and assess progress.