Popular policies for a fairer, healthier, greener Scotland

Commit to clean, affordable warmth by putting in place the mechanisms to enable 40% of Scottish homes to be fitted with clean heating solutions by 2035

This has been recommended by the Climate Change Committee .

This target includes homes fitted with heat pumps and homes connected to heat networks. Heat pumps can cut household carbon emissions by up to 90%, and with the right energy policy reforms at the UK Government level can be more cost-effective than gas boilers. Heat networks are shared heating systems which can be ideal for smaller flats or apartment blocks*.

For further information:

• Affordable warmth: next steps for clean heat in Scotland, WWF Scotland, 2023