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Written question asked by Lord Birt (Crossbench) on Monday, 20 January 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 February 2025. It was answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour) on Monday, 3 February 2025 on behalf of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

Heating: Public Sector

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of public sector buildings in England will have decarbonised heating by 2030.

Answer

The Government is committed to decarbonising a significant proportion of public sector buildings by 2030. This initiative is part of the broader effort to reduce carbon emissions and achieve net-zero targets. The Net Zero Strategy set-out the government’s commitment to halve direct emissions from public sector buildings by 2032 and an aim to further reduce them by 75% by 2037, both against a 2017 baseline.

To support this, up to £3.8 billion is being invested through the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme over the financial years 2020/21 to 2027/28 to provide grants for public sector bodies in England to fund heat decarbonisation and energy efficiency measures.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4204
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Heating Public sector Carbon emissions
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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