Housing

The Future of Low Carbon Heat For Off-Gas Buildings

Author / Creator: Common Weal

Media type: Policy Paper

Date published:

The primary barrier to the roll-out of low carbon heat is financial. Efficient schemes will have to be government financed. Biofuels may play a significant role in rural heating where they can seamlessly replace off-grid heating without the need to install new infrastructure.

 


Energy Efficient Scotland Consultation

Author / Creator: Common Weal

Media type: consultation response

Date published: June 2019

Energy Performance Certificates are inadequate due to the severe shortfalls in the methodology. Mandatory improvements should be made when there are changes. Collective energy efficiency improvements such as installing heat networks or the economies of scale can only be done by collective action at government level.