An analysis of the UK government's strategy to control green house emission in the UK housing stock

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ABSTRACT

In UK, different buildings and homes account for about 50% of the total consumption of energy and emission of carbon dioxide in the environment. The manner, in which a building is built, insulated, heated up, aired out, and the kind of fuel that is utilized by the inhabitants' leads up to the total consumption of energy by that particular building and; therefore, emission of carbon from that building. This research was focusing on analyzing the steps that the UK government has taken to reduce the emission of green house gases from the housing stock of the country. For this purpose, this research had used semi-structured interview, questionnaire, and secondary data collection to conduct research and analyze data. The research has discovered that the UK government has not been very successful at achieving their goals and they need to work on certain factors to make sure that they meet their target of reduction of green house by the end of the year 2050.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTII

DECLARATIONIII

ABSTRACTIV

LIST OF TABLES, FIGURES, AND CHARTSX

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION1

1.1 Introduction1

1.2 Aims and objectives of the research2

1.3 Research questions2

1.4 Rationale for conducting the research3

CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW4

2.1 Sustainable Development4

2.2 The evolution of sustainable development5

2.3 Need for sustainability6

2.3.1 How places might move towards sustainability7

2.4 Climate change8

2.5 Drivers of sustainable development policies9

2.6 Emission of carbon from UK housing sector10

2.7 UK Government's zero carbon emission aspiration11

2.8 Use of energy at the domestic level in the ...