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Accepted
The manufacture of construction materials is a sector with the potential to make a significant...
Conclusion
The manufacture of construction materials is a sector with the potential to make a significant contribution to the path to net zero. We plan to examine this sector in greater detail in a forthcoming inquiry into the sustainability of the built environment. We will be making further recommendations on the Government’s plans for energy efficiency of existing homes in our forthcoming report on the subject.
Government Response Summary
The government outlines several existing schemes, including the Local Authority Delivery Scheme and Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, which committed £1.3 billion for improving energy efficiency in 2021/22, as part of its efforts towards net zero and decarbonisation.
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Government Response
Accepted
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
Four schemes were announced at the Summer 2020 Economic Update in support of the UK’s commitment to net zero whilst supporting jobs in strategic sectors: The Local Authority Delivery Scheme; Social Housing Decarbonisation fund; Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme; and the Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme. The Government extended all these building schemes for an additional year at the Autumn 2020 Spending Review, although applications for the Voucher Scheme closed in March. The SR included £320 million for the Green Homes Grant, £475 million for the Public Sector, and £210 million for local authorities to support social housing and low-income households, with an additional £300m announced in March. In total, £1.3 billion will be spent on improving energy efficiency in 2021/22 through the four schemes, after the successful delivery of £1.2 billion this year. These schemes have been demand led, and have used different delivery mechanisms, all with the aim of supporting jobs and delivering decarbonisation as quickly and effectively as possible in unprecedented circumstances.
Source
Committee
Environmental Audit Committee
Inquiry
Greening the post-Covid recovery
Report
Third Report - Growing back better: putting nature and net zero at the heart of the economic recovery
17 Feb 2021
HC 347
Timeline
Recommendation age
5.4 yrs
Report published
17 Feb 2021