I honestly think this is one of the decarbonisation fails we will come to regret the most. 14 years later and we're still adding buildings to the mix which will need costly retrofits in the future.
Brought in to sharp relief overnight by the suggestion that a proposal to bring forward the Future Homes Standard - which would improve the efficiency standard of new build homes - to 2023 was pulled from the #TenPointPlan at the last minute https://twitter.com/BergmannLukas/status/1329112850028236801?s=19
Decarbonisation of heat is hard. The first step is going to be raising quality of existing building stock. This is huge challenge. And that challenge is magnified by failures like this. And it's ultimately the people who buy these houses that will be asked to foot the bill.
Source for the original screenshot: BBC

"BBC News - Green targets: Do governments meet them?" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/54988317 
Green targets: Do governments meet them?

As the UK government unveils new environmental targets, what about the previous ones?

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