Britain’s political parties have been in a race to declare increasingly ambitious carbon targets in the run-up to the election. But what matters most is the policy ingredients that are necessary to deliver on these lofty goals. This is particularly so for the major task of decarbonising our homes, requiring deep retrofits on an unprecedented scale. On the energy efficiency front there are welcome commitments to new expenditure in the manifestos of all three major parties, albeit to very different levels of ambition. But there remains a lack of clarity on the financing mechanisms themselves that will drive cost efficient change. READ ECA VIEWPOINT HERE
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