A sustainable future - the key statistics

Our ambitious goal to reduce carbon emissions from households to net zero by 2048 is underpinned by this evidence

Even those who know they will need to make their homes greener and are willing and able to do so face significant barriers, such as effort and cost of installation, a lack of evidence and information about which energy efficiency measures are right for them, and difficulty finding the right tradespeople for the job.

£10,500 is the median cost of getting a heat pump fitted in a home in the UK.

Heat pumps currently create a 75% carbon saving compared to gas boilers (which will rise to 100% when the grid is decarbonised, targeted by 2030).

Neither government nor industry know how many people are currently trained to install heat pumps, but the Heat Pump Association estimates that 50,200 fully trained heat pump installers will be required to fit one million heat pumps a year by 2030.

Polling shows that two thirds of homeowners in England (62%) were interested in the Green Homes Grant, and 110,000 applications were made with just 25,000 issued. A grant scheme with a clear, longer term timeline would give people the confidence and support to make greener changes to their homes, and businesses the confidence to invest in jobs, skills and qualifications.

It is estimated that designing greener British homes could create 1.2 million jobs in the manufacturing and construction industry alone, meaning that cutting the pollution from our homes is not only good for our planet, but good for our economy too.