Decarbonising
homes, heat, and energy
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Campaigns
The UK has some of the highest electricity costs in Europe. There is an urgent need to reform the electricity pricing structure, with the aim of reducing costs for consumers, while still providing enough profit to support investment and growth in the renewables sector.
Campaign to reform the UK’s electricity pricing structure, with the aim of reducing costs for consumers.
Campaign to extend the zero VAT scheme’s duration to 2030, and its scope to cover battery storage and ground-source heat pump works.
Campaign to extend the zero VAT on renewables to 2030.
Campaign to amend planning regulations for onshore wind to make deployment of smaller, locally-owned turbines more straightforward.
Campaign to amend planning regulations for onshore wind to make deployment of smaller, locally-owned turbines more straightforward.
Projects
Development of the Local Area Retrofit Accelerator has been led and funded by the MCS Foundation, a charity whose vision is to make every UK home carbon-free. LARA is a collaboration between the MCS Foundation and Ashden, Connected Places Catapult, National Retrofit Hub and the UK Green Building Council.
The MCS Foundation is working with Local Authorities and Combined Authorities who are wanting to develop a Local Area Retrofit plan.
The Green Finance Institute (GFI) aims to establish Property Linked Finance (PLF) in the UK.
The UK’s first ever apprenticeship dedicated to low-carbon heating, including heat pumps and heat networks, is getting underway across the UK.