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The Existing Homes Alliance | Scotland

campaigning for the transformation of Scotland's existing housing stock

Alliance responds to Scottish Government Climate Change Plan – RPP2

25 March 2013

The Scottish Government’s Draft Second Report on Proposals and Policies was laid in the Parliament on 29 January 2013. Four parliamentary committees consider the proposals and reported to Parliament on 26th March see ExHA parliamentary briefing here

The Draft RPP2 includes some welcome steps towards a ‘transformational change.’ ExHA welcomes plans for the National Retrofit Programme (now known as the Home Energy Efficiency Programme for Scotland) and the proposal to introduce minimum standards of energy efficiency for all private sector housing. Progress has been made in recent years, but the challenge must not be underestimated – approximately 500,000 cavity walls are still to be filled, 500,000 solid walls to be insulated, and over half of lofts are below recommended levels. Indeed, the 2013 Progress Report on Scotland from the UK Committee on Climate Change states that “a substantial amount remains to be done, which highlights the need for strengthened Scottish Government policies.”

Read the parliamentary briefing EXHA brief for Draft RPP2 chamber 260313

Read the parliamentary evidence to the ICI Committee ExHA-evidence_ICI_RPP2_4Feb2013

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10 Key Recommendations

1 The Energy Efficient Scotland Programme, the cornerstone of the National Infrastructure Priority for energy efficiency, should have a statutory underpinning, including a target for the vast majority of housing (where technically feasible and appropriate) to reach the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) band C by 2030.

2 The introduction of new regulation and planning controls, backed by market incentives, to improve the energy efficiency of existing homes.

3 Scotland-wide area-based schemes to deliver retrofit of existing homes, neighbourhood by neighbourhood, street by street, alongside a national, demand led programme.

4 A range of financial incentives to encourage investment in energy efficiency and micro-generation.

5 New service offerings, products and packages for retrofit.

6 Better information on household energy use and its carbon emissions for consumers.

7 Better energy performance data on existing housing.

8 Reliable quality control and up-skilling on low and zero-carbon technologies.

9 A major programme to catalogue and showcase existing and ongoing exemplar low energy refurbishments.

10 Maximise use of devolved powers and influence UK policy to improve energy efficiency.

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The Existing Homes Alliance Scotland is a coalition calling for urgent action to transform Scotland's existing housing stock and make it fit for the 21st century. Too many of Scotland's homes are in a poor condition meaning unnecessarily high fuel use.

We gratefully acknowledge funding support from the William Grant Foundation.

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