Climate targets: Buildings

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  5 targets

  • By 2025, around 700,000 homes will be upgraded, and by 2050 all our buildings will be energy efficient with low carbon heating. (Further details on heat pumps and gas boilers targets p 33)
    
    
    Buildings | Fixed level target | Target year: 2050 | Base year: 2022
    Source:

    Energy Security Strategy (UK)

    Executive | 2022

  •  Set a path to all new heating appliances in homes and workplaces from 2035 being low carbon 
    Buildings | Trajectory target | Target year: 2035 | Base year: 2021
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    Net Zero Strategy: Build Back Greener

    Executive | 2021

  • supporting 240,000 skilled, green jobs by 2035, concentrated on areas of the UK where investment is needed most.
    Buildings | Fixed level target | Target year: 2035 | Base year: 2021
    Source:

    Heat and buildings strategy

    Executive | 2021

  • All new non-domestic buildings in England to be zero carbon from 2019 and all new homes in the UK from 2016 would be zero carbon by 2016, 2019
    Buildings | Fixed level target | Target year: 2019 | Base year: N/A
    Source:

    Carbon Plan

    Executive | 2011

  • All new non-domestic buildings in England to be zero carbon from 2019 and all new homes in the UK from 2016 would be zero carbon by 2016, 2019
    Buildings | Fixed level target | Target year: 2019 | Base year: N/A
    Source:

    Carbon Plan

    Executive | 2011

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