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Emeritus Prof Christopher May

Q. does Labour realise how much it would cost to insulate Britain, and if they do have they found a way to fund it?

Perhaps the key Q. is who should pay; a universal programme would see many who could afford retro-fitting gaining funds at the expense of all taxpayers, but are the social (climate) benefits so great that this 'unnecessary' subsidy should be ignored?

No-one said retrofitting the UK's housing stock would be (politically) easy...

theconversation.com/labour-has

The ConversationLabour has a chance to finally insulate Britain – but there’s a big hole in its plansThe new government aims to retrofit five million homes in five years – while footing 10% of the bill.