Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee to explore wider perspectives on the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
Monday 5 December 2022
The House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee will continue its inquiry into the Boiler Upgrade Scheme on Wednesday 7 December by hearing from experts who can provide a wider perspective of the scheme, including its pros and cons compared to financial support schemes in other jurisdictions, and its role in the context of wider policy measures.
The session can be followed live or afterwards on Parliament TV or in person in Committee Room 4, Palace of Westminster.
Giving evidence at 10am will be:
- Dr Richard Lowes, Senior Associate, The Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
- Yannick Monschauer, Energy Analyst, International Energy Agency (IEA)
- Gareth Fenney, Head of Futures Unit, Directorate for Energy and Climate Change, Scottish Government
- Andreas Graf, Senior Associate EU Energy Policy, Agora Energiewende
- Polly Billington, Chief Executive Officer, UK100.
Questions the committee are likely to ask include:
- What do you see as the pros and cons of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme compared to other financial support schemes for incentivising the uptake of low-carbon heat in domestic properties?
- To what extent should financial support schemes like the Boiler Upgrade Scheme be relied upon to drive the uptake of low-carbon heat, compared with other policy measures, and what suite of measures would optimise the success rate?
- How can barriers to the uptake of the scheme and low-carbon heating systems more widely-including public awareness, the availability of installers, cost, and thehassle of installing low-carbon heating systems—be best addressed?
- What role could others—like local authorities and civil society groups—undertake to support uptake of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme and wider development of the low-carbon heat market?
- What changes would you recommend to the UK Government for the design and delivery of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme?
