'Confusing and complex': Citizens Advice warns weak consumer clean tech protections could harm net zero mission

Cecilia Keating
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'Confusing and complex': Citizens Advice warns weak consumer clean tech protections could harm net zero mission

Citizens are being disencentivised to make green improvements to their homes by a weak consumer protection regime for heat pumps, energy efficiency enhancements, and solar technologies, a new report warns

The government may have set out a bold vision for decarbonising the UK's homes in this week's long-awaited Heat and Buildings Strategy, but plans to turbocharge the market for domestic clean technologies...

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