Social Housing Decarbonisation, UK
Location
United Kingdom
SDGs Contribution
6
Solution Type
Energy Efficiency
Project Type
Carbon Avoidance
Fact File
🏠 The UK has the oldest housing stock in Europe: over 52% of dwellings were built before 1965, and nearly 20% were built before 1919. This means the country has a high need for retrofitting to increase energy efficiency in older buildings.
💰 There is an estimated social value return of £600 per tonne of emissions reduced/year.
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About this Project
The Problem
Home emissions, primarily coming from heating and electricity use, account for almost a quarter of the UK’s total carbon emissions.
The government’s advisory body has stated that the UK will not meet its emissions targets “without near complete decarbonisation of the housing stock”, but inefficiencies in older houses represent a significant barrier.
The Solution
The project addresses climate change and fuel poverty by funding the affordable retrofitting of UK housing stock. This includes:
- Adding insulation to homes to prevent heat loss.
- Improving the efficiency of, or replacing, central heating components.
To ensure additionality, the project targets social housing and households which could not afford retrofit investments. The monitoring period is set to 7 years, to ensure that the credits account for possible changes in government budgeting.
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