Green Heat Finance Taskforce: report part 1 - November 2023
The independent Green Heat Finance Taskforce, has identified a suite of options which will allow individual property owners to access finance to cover the upfront costs for replacing polluting heating with clean heat solutions in the manner best suited to their own individual circumstances.
Footnotes
1 For heat consumption: Non-electrical heat consumption by sector
For total energy consumption: Total final energy consumption by consuming sector
2 As above
3 Supporting documents - Scottish House Condition Survey: 2021 Key Findings - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
4 Supporting documents - Scottish Greenhouse Gas Statistics 2021 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
5 For more details, please see the Update to the Climate Change Plan: Update to the Climate Change Plan 2018 - 2032: Securing a Green Recovery on a Path to Net Zero (www.gov.scot)
6 Please see chapter 10 of the Heat in Buildings Strategy for more detail on non-devolved area of energy policy.
7 Scottish Emission Targets & Progress in reducing emissions in Scotland – 2022 Report to Parliament,
8 Energy Performance Certificate Reform Consultation - Scottish Government - Citizen Space
9 Net zero: Investor Panel - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
11 This Parliamentary session runs for five years from May 2021.
12 Please find the Terms of Reference and membership of the Taskforce here.
13 Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation - National Audit Office (NAO) report
14 Description of blended Finance on the Convergence website
16 HÖHNE, N., BURCK, J., EISBRENNER, K. & VIEWEG, M. 2009. Scorecards on the best and worst policies for a green new deal, London (E3G & WWF), Ecofys/Germanwatch.
18 Investors incorporate ESG standards into their sustainable funding packages
19 Green Technical Advisory Group (GTAG) Terms of Reference
20 Solvency II | Bank of England
21 [A.] Parker, M., Guthrie, P., 2016. Crossing the energy efficiency chasm: an assessment of the barriers to institutional investment at scale, a UK perspective. Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment 6, 15–37. [
B.] Climate Strategy, COWI, d-fine, Directorate-General for Energy (European Commission), EEIP, EnergyPro, Fraunhofer ISI, ICCS-NTUA, Viegand Maagøe, 2022.
[C.] Report on the evolution of financing practices for energy efficiency in buildings, SME’s and in industry: final report. Publications Office of the European Union, LU.
23 Rightmove Greener Homes Report 2023
25 Intermediaries to take 90% market share by 2024: IMLA | Financial Reporter .
26 Broker’s Handbook (greenfinanceinstitute.co.uk)
27 Toolkit for Energy Efficiency Financing Instruments for Buildings in the Arab Region (unescwa.org)
28 Scottish Government Statistics: Businesses in Scotland 2022.
29 Green Home Finance Principles (greenfinanceinstitute.co.uk)
30 Green Mortgages (greenfinanceinstitute.co.uk)
31 Will 2023 be the year of green mortgages? - FTAdviser
32 Money Facts’ figures include the number of rates available for each green mortgage product
34 Green Additional Borrowing | Nationwide
35 Article by the Bank of England on whether energy efficiency predicts mortgage performance
36 Article on how Green Mortgages are changing the mortgage market
37 Long term statistical review of the Scottish property market 2022-2023, Registers of Scotland
38 How equity release works and risks involved - MSE (moneysavingexpert.com)
39 Green Lease Toolkit | Better Buildings Partnership
40 Green Lease Essentials - Better Buildings Partnership
41 PACE financing and its impact in the USA
43 Major UK pension funds worth nearly £900bn commit to net zero | Pensions industry | The Guardian
44 Open Data Strategy - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
45 World Energy Investment Outlook
46 UNEP SEFI, Public Finance Mechanisms to mobilise investment in climate change mitigation, 2009
47 Property-Market-Report-2020-21-Infographic.pdf (ros.gov.uk)
48 Scottish Housing Condition Survey 2021.
49 https://www.ros.gov.uk/data-and-statistics/property-market-report-2022-23
50 https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotlands-non-domestic-energy-efficiency-baseline/documents/
53 Taken from the EEMI ‘Current and Future developments of the market framework for accelerating growth of energy efficiency – learnings form Scotland and Trento?’ Report: Current-and-Future-developments-of-the-market-framework-for-accelerating-growth-of-energy-efficiency-–-learnings-from-Scotland-and-Trento.pdf (energyefficientmortgages.eu)
54 For more detail on EEMIP and access to reports, please see: EEMI – Funding the hope for a better … (energyefficientmortgages.eu)
55 For more detail please go to the Scottish Government Website: Local heat and energy efficiency strategies and delivery plans: guidance - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
56 For more details on the Heat networks delivery plan: Heat networks delivery plan - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) , the Heat Networks Fund: Heat Network Fund: application guidance - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) , and the heat networks support unit: Home - Heat Network Support Unit
57 Energy efficiency in social housing - Home energy and fuel poverty - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
58 Local Energy Scotland programme CARES - Energy Saving Trust
59 Business Energy Scotland · Make Your Business Greener
60 SME Loan Scheme · Business Energy Scotland
61 New Green Jobs Workforce Academy - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
62 MCS Certification Fund - Energy Saving Trust
64 Accelerating green heat delivery - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
65 Domestic Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) reform: consultation - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
66 TrustMark - The Government Endorsed Scheme For Work Around The Home
67 The Heat in Buildings Quality Assurance policy statement
68 Heat in Buildings strategy - quality assurance: policy statement - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
69 More details about the Scottish Housing Condition survey can be found here: Scottish House Condition Survey - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
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