Government’s policies will not hit net zero targets, UKGBC boss warns

By Jordan Marshall2022-05-12T09:15:00

Julie Hirigoyen slams ‘tokenistic’ energy efficiency measures that risk pushing households into fuel poverty

Firms working in the built environment need to go further than current policy requirements for the UK to hit net zero by 2050, according to the boss of the UK Green Building Council.

Speaking in the keynote interview at Building’s Net Zero Live conference today, UKGBC chief executive Julie Hirigoyen said the organisation was dumbfounded by recent policy decisions.

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