Green Homes Grant Scheme

Chancellor Rishi Sunak set to unveil slew of green investment measures as pressure mounts on government for ambitious net zero recovery drive

Climate Change Committee and trade unions become latest to join chorus of calls for government to rescue its flagship green home retrofit programme

Rates of green upgrades need to double if homes are to reach average energy efficiency EPC band C by 2030, Kamma estimates

Next week's Budget must provide clarity over the future of the Green Homes Grant Scheme, writes Green Party MP Caroline Lucas

Construction industry leaders warn gap in green building skills threatens to undermine the UK's net zero transition

More than 25 businesses and organisations join chorus of calls for government to give long-term backing to beleaguered home retrofit voucher programme

Laudes Foundation and Green Finance Institute team up to help develop markets and financial mechanisms for low carbon building measures

Intervention comes as Labour leader Keir Starmer laments businesses 'waiting for politicians to catch up' on climate action

Latest calls come as government launches subsidised training for green retrofit installations and latest data confirms on-going administrative challenges

Environmental Audit Committee Chair Philip Dunne talks to BusinessGreen about the need for 'a tax system fit for net zero Britain' and the right time to judge whether the government has delivered on its green recovery promises