Energy efficiency and fuel poverty

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Energy efficiency and fuel poverty
Scottish Parliament SDC, 6.11.08

• Dr Brenda Boardman
• Environmental Change Institute
• University of Oxford

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Policy choices
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England vs Scotland
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Targeting the fuel poor
Pensioner households
Fuel poor households
50
12 in fuel poverty
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Energy Performance Certificate
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Distribution of efficiency
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Transforming the housing stock
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Fuel poverty and housing strategy

• Low Carbon Zones, first 50 fuel poor
• One per local authority
• SAP 81 by 2012
• Address-specific energy database, 2012
• Deal with other 50 by 2016
• Requires widespread provision of EPC

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Policies to aid fuel poor

• Link Tolerable Standard with mandatory minimum
  standards
• 100 low-interest loans
• If upgrade two bands
• New social housing for rent

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