2030 Emissions Reduction Target: Heating

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering Excerpts
Tuesday 5th September 2023

(1 year, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan (Con)
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Public acceptability is a key component; that is why we ruled out Whitby for the trial. Redcar is the only other location being considered.

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering Portrait Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Con)
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My Lords, does my noble friend agree that decarbonisation would be faster if we had better insulated rental properties, rather than seeing most of the heat go through single-glazed windows, particularly in the north of England?

Lord Callanan Portrait Lord Callanan (Con)
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I would not characterise just rental properties in that way; whatever form of heating is used, better insulation and better performance of buildings is a good thing.