Roundtable: Transitioning to Low Carbon Heat- Who Pays?

This is an evidence session for Carbon Connect’s inquiry Future Gas Series – Part 3: Consumers and the Future of Heat.

This roundtable will explore:

• How much will a transition to low carbon heat cost? Can the large upfront capital costs be mitigated in any way?
• How can the costs of a transition to low carbon heat be shared fairly across society, in a way that politically feasible?
• How can the fuel poor and lower income consumers be supported and protected during a transition to low carbon heat?
• How much are the public willing to pay, and under what conditions is this willingness given?
• How can new business models help to make low carbon heat accessible? 

Chairs:

Dr Alan Whitehead MP

Alan Brown MP

James Heappey MP

Speakers:

Dr Christina Demski, University of Cardiff

Dhara Vyas and James Kerr, Citizens Advice

Peter Smith, National Energy Action

To request a place, please email: joanna.furtado@policyconnect.org.uk