Net-Zero Emissions: Planning and Building Regulations Debate
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Lord Oates
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Net-Zero Emissions: Planning and Building Regulations
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The Lord Speaker (Lord McFall of Alcluith)
I call the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley. No? I call the noble Lord, Lord Oates.
Lord Oates (LD)
My Lords, does the Minister recognise that the decision in 2016 to scrap the zero-carbon homes scheme was a catastrophic mistake, and can he tell us the amount of carbon that has been emitted from the 1 million substandard homes that have been built since that time?
Lord Greenhalgh (Con)
My Lords, I point to the considerable progress we have made in cutting carbon emissions while building more homes. We have a plan to further reduce that. Our work on a full technical specification for the future homes standard has been accelerated, and we will consult on it in 2023. This year, we are introducing an interim uplift in Part L standards that will deliver a meaningful reduction in carbon emissions. This is the stepping stone to ensure that our future homes reduce their carbon footprint and we hit our targets.