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Meeting the zero carbon challenge T


he government surprised many people last month when outgoing Prime Minister, Theresa May, announced that it is taking the Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) advice and laying legislation to commit the UK to becoming the world’s first zero carbon major economy by 2050. Mrs May went on to state that this legislation will mean that the UK is on track to become the first G7 country to legislate for net zero emissions, with other major economies expected to follow suit. Whether they will or not remains to be seen, so the government has said it will conduct a further assessment within five years to confirm that other countries are taking similarly ambitious action.


While many will applaud the government’s ambition and see it as the right way to go, meeting this target presents a major challenge for all concerned. Representatives from many of the country’s leading engineering organisations were quick to comment on the government’s announcement, with most agreeing that committing to net zero by 2050 is a very ambitious and complex challenge, but one that engineers have to be at the heart of. And while the technology and approaches that will deliver net zero are now understood, which is crucial, strong policy leadership will be required to ensure they are implemented. Most people I’ve spoken to since the government’s announcement see it as a positive move and a good first step on what is hoped will be the UK’s journey to net zero


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carbon. They also agree that reaching this target is quite a daunting prospect and presents significant challenges, especially as the UK is drastically short of the infrastructure, supply and installation capacity needed to introduce low-carbon building heating at scale. As the ECA noted in its response, the country also faces major ‘low carbon’ skills gaps across the building design, construction and installation sectors. We also need to ensure that whatever happens in the years ahead delivers the quality and performance necessary for whole-life low carbon buildings. There are of course many other


areas that the government will need to focus on, such as reducing domestic emissions,


decarbonisation of the grid, and the full electrification of public transport. But with this legislation now in place, the UK is on track to lead on carbon reduction and our engineers will be at the forefront and play a significant part in reaching this ambitious net zero target.


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15 INDUSTRY COMMENT: ECA A zero carbon UK by 2050?


16 BOILERS & HOT WATER Building breakdown: Key considerations when specifying hot water solutions


18 BOILERS & HOT WATER Balancing the cost of sustainability and commercial heating demands


20 BOILERS & HOT WATER Are you MCPD ready?


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