UK Energy Efficiency Policy At Risk in Tory Net Zero Retreat
- Trade body EnergyUK warns that efficiency needed to cut bills
- Hunt pledged £6 billion for home upgrades in budget last year
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The energy industry is warning that efficiency targets are likely to be on the chopping block as Conservative ministers look for ways to delay or weaken green policies that lead to direct costs on consumers.
Trade body EnergyUK said that policies that incentivize more insulation in homes were among the most likely to be watered down. There are already signs of policy weakening with the government deciding on Tuesday to delay to proposals that require landlords to upgrade the energy efficiency of the homes they let out.