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The failures of past home energy efficiency schemes can inform the successful policies of the future

Nick Park, Public First

06 May 2022 • 5 min read

Recent botched attempts to upgrade the UK’s notoriously leaky housing stock offer a number of lessons to policymakers, argues Public First’s Nick Park

The UK has some of the least energy efficient homes in Europe. This makes bills higher for families, increases the UK's carbon footprint, and makes us more dependent on imported gas, including from Russia....

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