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Decarbonising the UK residential sector: The dependence of national abatement on flexible and local views of the future

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  • Broad, Oliver
  • Hawker, Graeme
  • Dodds, Paul E.

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The UK has some of the worst performing residential buildings in the EU from an energy efficiency perspective. Natural gas remains a dominant feature of existing and new-build housing with strong historical, technical, and social barriers to change. Consequently, the residential sector is responsible for significant shares of national emissions and has a strong role to play under ambitious net zero targets.

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  • Broad, Oliver & Hawker, Graeme & Dodds, Paul E., 2020. "Decarbonising the UK residential sector: The dependence of national abatement on flexible and local views of the future," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 140(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:enepol:v:140:y:2020:i:c:s0301421520300781
    DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111321
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