Speed is not the solution to our stuttering green home retrofit roll-out

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Quick, ineffective initiatives to stimulate a booming market for home retrofits risk stealing precious time and causing further delay, explains Kelly Greer of the Association for Decentralised Energy

The potential for energy efficiency has been identified by numerous stakeholders, and high-level net zero policy targets are in place or taking shape, yet - frustratingly - delivery continues to stutter...

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