Fuel poverty
Cost of Living Bill: research evidence summaries
Author / Creator: Scottish Government
Media type: Report
Date published: 2022
Summarises some of the key research evidence which underpinned the development of the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) Scotland Bill,
Scottish Building Regulations: Review of Energy Standards
Author / Creator: Linda Pearson
Media type: consultation response
Date published:
All new buildings in Scotland should be constructed to passive and zero-carbon standards. All buildings should be surveyed immediately and assessed on their maximum feasible retrofitting potential. They should then be scheduled to be retrofitted to that potential in a single project.
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.
Carbon-Free, Povetery-Free: Heating Options for Rural Scotland
Author / Creator: Ron Mould, Craig Dalzell, Jonathan Shafi
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published:
Fuel poverty is not only worse in rural Scotland than in urban Scotland, it also has different characteristics. Fuel poverty plays a much larger role in rural poverty than in urban poverty. By far the biggest driver of this fuel poverty is not being on the gas grid.