Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Climate Targets: Energy Efficiency.
Rachel Hopkins (Labour)
4. What assessment he has made of the potential role of energy efficiency in meeting the UK’s climate targets.
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Meg Hillier (Labour)
6. What assessment he has made of the potential role of energy efficiency in meeting the UK’s climate targets.
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Tony Lloyd (Rochdale) (Lab)
8. What assessment he has made of the potential role of energy efficiency in meeting the UK’s climate targets.
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11:48 The COP26 President (Alok Sharma)
Buildings are one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions in our country, accounting for around 22% of total UK emissions. Energy efficiency measures are, indeed, a vital lever to drive down emissions, energy demand and, ultimately, bills.
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11:48 Rachel Hopkins (Labour)
Increasing the number of energy-efficient homes will help us to meet our climate targets and reduce bills. Around 70% of homes in Luton have an energy performance rating of band D or below, and these homes are more likely to include our town’s most deprived households. What discussions has the COP26 President had with the latest Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities about ensuring the green rhetoric on homes is equitable so that everyone can benefit from an energy-efficient home?
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11:49 Meg Hillier (Labour)
The Government have had a series of failed programmes on home insulation: the green new deal failed, and the recent green homes grant scheme failed, as the Public Accounts Committee has repeatedly reported. Does the Minister have any confidence that the Government will listen and tackle this major cause of emissions? If it is not tackled, it will put a serious dent in achieving the target of net zero by 2050.
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11:50 Alok Sharma
The Government will, of course, respond to the report on the green homes grant, but I point out that some elements of it—the local authority delivery element and the social housing decarbonisation fund—have provided significant amounts of funding.
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11:50 Jacob Young (Redcar) (Con)
On energy efficiency, decarbonising in-home heating remains one of our biggest challenges in reaching our net zero 2050 target, so will the Minister join me in welcoming plans for a hydrogen village by 2025? Will he also have a chat with the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Secretary to encourage him to back our plans for one in Redcar and Cleveland?
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11:51 Alok Sharma
I know that my hon. Friend is a great champion of green energy and, in particular, hydrogen in his area. I wish him luck with the plans and of course I will raise this matter the Business Secretary.
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