Q Why do we still not have a national retrofit strategy?

There has never been a greater need for a national retrofit strategy. The right time for one was decades ago, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t implement an ambitious strategy now.

Buildings are responsible for about 30% of primary energy use in the UK* and 40% of all carbon emissions, according to the Climate Change Committee, and at least 80% of the buildings that exist now will still be in use in 2050. Clearly, we need to reduce the energy demand of our buildings, including our homes.

Energy demand and carbon emissions, however, are only one part of the picture. The benefits from retrofit measures in homes, such as insulating walls, extend to helping