Report: UK must retrofit draughty homes to meet carbon targets

Madeleine Cuff
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All UK homes need an energy efficiency overhaul to slash emissions, experts warn

All UK homes must undergo a "deep retrofitting" and achieve zero carbon status if the country is to meet its 2050 climate targets, experts declared in a new report today. Emissions from the UK housing...

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