Green building group tells Sunak to make good on home insulation pledges

By Carl Brown2022-10-25T08:19:00

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UKGBC calls on new prime minister to ditch ‘unwise’ investment zones ahead of expected reshuffle

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has urged Rishi Sunak to follow through on his suggestion in the summer that hundreds of millions of pounds be diverted into insulating homes.

Sunak, during the first of this year’s Conservative party leadership contests in July, was reported by the Times as saying he wants to see money currently focused on heat pumps and decarbonisation measures for public buildings instead refocused on an insulation programme for people on low incomes.

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