Heat in buildings strategy - achieving net zero emissions: consultation

Draft heat in buildings strategy consultation to gather evidence and views on our proposed actions to meet our climate change targets, whilst maximising economic opportunities, ensuring a just transition and addressing fuel poverty.


End Notes

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[x] Scottish Government. (2020), Scottish House Condition Survey, 2019, Table 17, SAP 2009 used to give a longer timeseries, (Scottish Government), URL: https://www.gov.scot/collections/scottish-house-condition-survey/ (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[xi] Scottish Government. (2020), Scottish House Condition Survey, 2019, Table 20, Based on SAP 2012 (RdSAP v9.93), (Scottish Government), URL: https://www.gov.scot/collections/scottish-house-condition-survey/ (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[xii] Scottish Government. (2020), Scottish House Condition Survey, 2019, Table 20, Based on SAP 2012 (RdSAP v9.93), (Scottish Government), URL: https://www.gov.scot/collections/scottish-house-condition-survey/ (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[xiii] Source: Unpublished analysis by the Energy Saving Trust (EST).

[xiv] Estimates from the Electronic Property Information Mapping Service (e-PIMS).

[xv] National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory. (2020), Devolved Administrations – Greenhouse Gas Reports, (National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory), URL: https://naei.beis.gov.uk/reports/reports?section_id=4 (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[xvi]Scottish Government. (2018), Scotland‘s non-domestic energy efficiency baseline: report, (Scottish Government), URL: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotlands-non-domestic-energy-efficiency-baseline/pages/3/ (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[xvii]Scottish Government. (2018), Scotland‘s non-domestic energy efficiency baseline: report, (Scottish Government), URL: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotlands-non-domestic-energy-efficiency-baseline/pages/3/ (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[xviii]Currently unpublished findings from Energy Saving Trust’s modelling of Scotland’s non-domestic building stock.

[xix]Climate Change Committee. (2019), Reducing Emissions in Scotland – 2019 Progress Report to Parliament, p. 36, where the CCC notes that ’for example, the nature of the metric means that a switch to heat pumps is currently disincentivised’, (Climate Change Committee), URL: https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/reducing-emissions-in-scotland-2019-progress-report-to-parliament/ (last accessed: 20/01/2021)

[xx] Energy Saving Trust, Renewable Heat in Scotland, 2019, URL: https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/report/renewable-heat-in-scotland-2019/. Where reference is made to renewable heating systems, this refers to systems producing heat from renewable sources such as biomass heating systems, solar thermal, deep geothermal, air, ground and water source heat pumps, energy from waste and biomethane.

[xxi] Scottish Government, Low Carbon Heating in domestic buildings – technical feasibility: report, 2020, URL: https://www.gov.scot/publications/technical-feasibility-low-carbon-heating-domestic-buildings-report-scottish-governments-directorate-energy-climate-change/ (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

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[xxiii] Historic Environment Scotland. (2018), Scotland’s Historic Environment Audit 2018, (Historic Environment Scotland), URL: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/archives-and-research/publications/publication/?publicationId=11a63865-9bd4-4d26-9fd4-ab9e0093460e (last accessed: 20/01/2021)

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[xxviii] Scotland’s Climate Assembly, URL: https://www.climateassembly.scot/ (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[xxix] Scottish Government. (2020), Scottish House Condition Survey, 2019, Table 38, (Scottish Government), URL: https://www.gov.scot/collections/scottish-house-condition-survey/ (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[xxx] Scottish Government. (2020), Scottish House Condition Survey, 2019, Table 38, (Scottish Government), URL: https://www.gov.scot/collections/scottish-house-condition-survey/ (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[xxxi] Scottish Government. (2020), Scottish House Condition Survey, 2019, Table 38, (Scottish Government), URL: https://www.gov.scot/collections/scottish-house-condition-survey/

[xxxii] Scottish Government. (2020), Scottish House Condition Survey, 2019, Table 38, (Scottish Government), URL: https://www.gov.scot/collections/scottish-house-condition-survey/

[xxxiii] Scottish Government. (2020), Scottish House Condition Survey, 2019, Table 38, (Scottish Government), URL: https://www.gov.scot/collections/scottish-house-condition-survey/

[xxxiv] Competition and Markets Authority. (2018), Heat Networks Market Study: Final Report, (Competition and Markets Authority), URL: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5b55965740f0b6338218d6a4/heat_networks_final_report.pdf (last accessed: 20/01/2021

[xxxv] Scottish Government. (2021), Local energy policy statement, (Scottish Government), URL: https://www.gov.scot/publications/local-energy-policy-statement/ (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[xxxvi] Scottish Government. (2015), Planning Circular 2/2015: Consolidated Circular on Non –Domestic Permitted Development Rights, (Scottish Government), URL: https://www.gov.scot/publications/planning-circular-2-2015-consolidated-circular-non-domestic-permitted-development/ (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[xxxvii] Scottish Government. (2019), Scotland’s electricity and gas networks: vision to 2030, (Scottish Government), URL: https://www.gov.scot/publications/vision-scotlands-electricity-gas-networks-2030/ (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[xxxviii] Scottish Government. (2020), Scottish House Condition Survey, 2019, Table 5, (Scottish Government), URL: https://www.gov.scot/collections/scottish-house-condition-survey/ (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[xxxix] Source: Unpublished data from Scotia Gas Networks (SGN), SGN, 2019.

[xl] Scottish Government. (2020), Scottish Government Hydrogen Policy Statement, (Scottish Government), URL: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-government-hydrogen-policy-statement/ (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[xli] Scottish Parliament, Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee. (2020), Heat Networks (Scotland)(Bill), (Scottish Parliament), URL: https://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/CurrentCommittees/114885.aspx (last accessed: 20/01/2021)

[xlii] UK Government, Department of Energy & Climate Change. (2014), Bespoke Gas CHP Policy - Summary of Analysis Results & Conclusions, (UK Government, Department of Energy & Climate Change), URL: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/389543/DECC_Summary_mini_publication_FINAL.pdf (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[xliii] Midlothian Council. (2020), Council and Vattenfall set up a green energy services company, (Midlothian Council), URL: https://www.midlothian.gov.uk/news/article/3068/council_and_vattenfall_set_up_green_energy_services_company (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

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[xlv] Scottish Parliament. (2020), Non-Domestic Rates (Scotland) Act 2020, asp 4, (Scottish Parliament), URL: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/4/enacted (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[xlvi] National Records of Scotland. (2015), Scotland’s Census 2011: Inhabited islands report, (National Records of Scotland), URL: https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/documents/analytical_reports/Inhabited_islands_report.pdf (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[xlvii] Clean Energy for EU Islands. (2020), Clean Energy Transition Agenda: Scottish Communities, (Clean Energy for EU islands), URL:

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[xlviii] Scottish Government. (2020), Scottish Household Survey 2019: annual report, Table 3.1, (Scottish Government), URL: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-household-survey-2019-annual-report/ (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[xlix] Climate Change Committee, Development of trajectories for residential heat decarbonisation to inform the Sixth Carbon Budget (Element Energy), page 41, 2020, URL: https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/development-of-trajectories-for-residential-heat-decarbonisation-to-inform-the-sixth-carbon-budget-element-energy/ (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[l] Energy Efficient Mortgages Action Plan, 2020, URL: https://eemap.energyefficientmortgages.eu/ (last accessed: 20/01/2021)

[li] UK Government, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2020), Quarterly Energy Prices, Tables 2.2.4 and 2.3.4., (UK Government, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy), URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/quarterly-energy-prices (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

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[liii] Ofgem. (2021), Understand your gas and electricity bills, (Ofgem), URL: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/consumers/household-gas-and-electricity-guide/understand-your-gas-and-electricity-bills (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[liv] Ofgem. (2021), Understand your gas and electricity bills, (Ofgem), URL: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/consumers/household-gas-and-electricity-guide/understand-your-gas-and-electricity-bills (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[lv] UK Government, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. (2020), Energy white paper: Powering our net zero future, (UK Government, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy), URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-white-paper-powering-our-net-zero-future (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[lvi] Scottish Government. (2020), New Build Heat Standard – Scoping Consultation, (Scottish Government), URL: https://consult.gov.scot/energy-and-climate-change-directorate/new-build-heat-standard (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[lvii] Climate Change Committee. (2019), Reducing Emissions in Scotland – 2019 Progress Report to Parliament, p. 36., (Climate Change Committee), URL: https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/reducing-emissions-in-scotland-2019-progress-report-to-parliament/ (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[lviii] The CCC has said in its advice to the Scottish Government on the need for reform of EPCs that ’for example, the nature of the metric means that a switch to heat pumps is currently disincentivised’. Climate Change Committee. (2019), Reducing Emissions in Scotland – 2019 Progress Report to Parliament, (Climate Change Committee), URL: https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/reducing-emissions-in-scotland-2019-progress-report-to-parliament/ (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[lix] Scottish Government. (2020), Scottish Household Survey (2019), Table 3.1., (Scottish Government), URL: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-household-survey-2019-annual-report/ (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[lx] Scottish Government. (2020), Scottish House Condition Survey, 2019, SAP 2012 (RdSAP v 9.93)., (Scottish Government), URL: https://www.gov.scot/collections/scottish-house-condition-survey/ (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[lxi] Climate Change Committee. (2020), Policies for the Sixth Carbon Budget and Net Zero, Table 3.1, p.70., (Climate Change Committee), URL: https://www.theccc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Policies-for-the-Sixth-Carbon-Budget-and-Net-Zero.pdf (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[lxii] Scottish Parliament. (2016), The Assessment of Energy Performance of Non-domestic Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2016, (Scottish Parliament), URL: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2016/9780111030806 (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[lxiii] Source: Electronic Property Information Mapping Service (e-PIMS)

[lxiv] The consultation on owner occupied referred to time limited abeyances. Scottish Government. (2019), Improving energy efficiency in owner occupied homes: consultation, (Scottish Government), URL: https://www.gov.scot/publications/energy-efficient-scotland-improving-energy-efficiency-owner-occupied-homes/pages/11/ (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[lxv] Type 1 construction sector employment effects multiplier applied to 2021 prices. Scottish Government. (2020), Supply, Use and Input-Output Tables, (Scottish Government), URL: https://statistics.gov.scot/data/input-output (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[lxvi] The jobs estimate is derived by applying the type 1 construction sector employment effects multiplier. Scottish Government. (2020), Supply, Use and Input-Output Tables, (Scottish Government), URL: https://statistics.gov.scot/data/input-output (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[lxvii]Scottish Industry Directories. (2021), Low Carbon Heat, (Scottish Industry Directories), URL: https://heat.directories.scot/ (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[lxviii] Trustmark, 2021, URL: https://www.trustmark.org.uk/ (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[lxix] Energy Savings Trust. (2021), Support for Supply Chain - Research, (Energy Savings Trust), URL: https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/service/supply-chain-research/ (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

[lxx] Scottish Parliament. (2020), Non-Domestic Rates (Scotland) Act 2020, asp 4, (Scottish Parliament), URL: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/4/enacted (last accessed: 20/01/2021).

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