The body, which independently advises the government on climate change, praised the 'Heat and Buildings Strategy' which includes proposals such as phasing out gas and oil boilers, new long-term policies for low-carbon heat and new funding for heat networks, public buildings and the fuel poor.
However, the CCC said that while the government has committed some funds towards the goals, it will likely need to invest much more, especially in light of the rising number of households in fuel poverty caused by the rocketing wholesale price of gas over the last few months, further exacerbated by the ongoing war in Ukraine.
The funding allocated up to 2025 for public sector buildings such as schools and hospitals is only a third of what is needed to achieve its goals for cutting emissions from those properties by 75 per cent by 2037.
With yesterday’s announcement that the UK will phase out the import of Russian oil completely by the end of the year, the...