Households on heating oil must be protected from unaffordable winter costs without being locked into long-term dependence on fossil fuels. We are calling for the Scottish Government to turn crisis support into a route out of it by.....1/6
Existing Homes Alliance
@existinghomes.bsky.social
A coalition of Scotland's key housing, environmental, fuel poverty, consumer and industry organisations calling for urgent action to transform Scotland’s existing housing stock.
Scotland can speed up the switch to ✅ cleaner heating systems ✅ lower/stable bills ✅ better health Funding must target those who need it most, so that *everyone* can benefit. @povertyalliance.org @wwfscotland.bsky.social @fuelpovertyaction.bsky.social @changeworks.bsky.social @cemvo.bsky.social
Stop Climate Chaos Scotland@sccscot.bsky.social · 2w agoScotland needs an emergency insulation programme to ✅ bring down energy bills ✅ cut climate emissions from homes People experiencing #fuelpoverty must be prioritised for funding @povertyalliance.org @wwfscotland.bsky.social @fuelpovertyaction.bsky.social @changeworks.bsky.social @cemvo.bsky.social
🔥Most people are serious about climate change and want to see action around it. Why then is it there very little progress in Scotland? 🥵 Read @davehawkey.bsky.social in @thetimes.com Thunderer
@scotlibdems.org.uk Climate, Environment and Energy spokesperson @sannedd.bsky.social raises the challenge of getting consensus amongst owners for retrofitting tenements. www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/meet...
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Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action @gillianamartin.bsky.social tells ScotParl action on fuel poverty and warmer homes is "something that we're very serious about tackling in this government". www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/meet...
Meeting of the Parliament | Scottish Parliament TV
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"Progress is being made but we must accelerate action" @gillianamartin.bsky.social tells Scot Parl. @stephengethins.bsky.social to lead on Heat in Buildings Delivery Plan to provide clarity on how buildings are heated & stimulate clean heat market. www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/meet...
Meeting of the Parliament | Scottish Parliament TV
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Heat pumps are the most efficient heating technology ever invented. They harvest and compress pre existing heat in the air, ground or water and transport it where it is needed. That energy is all around us. And it does not have to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
UKGov scrapping ECO4 without a clear replacement for Scotland was a blow - the next ScotGov should scale up programmes like Warmer Homes Scotland, protecting households from future energy price shocks & delivering steady pipeline of work for businesses. www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...
Job loss warning for heating engineers after Westminster green homes grant axed
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced last year she was scrapping the £1.3billion ECO scheme for households in fuel poverty.
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The number of Scots seeking help to heat homes has shot up since the last election, a charity has revealed www.holyrood.com/news/view,ju...
Just transition will fail without poverty action, Scottish parties are warned
Number of Scots seeking help to heat homes has shot up since last election, Citizens Advice Scotland says
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Switching from #heatingoil to a #heatpump is good for your pocket, good for the planet and can free up space in your garden 💷🌍🌱..... #cleanheat #cleanenergy #energysecurity
WWF Scotland@wwfscotland.bsky.social · 12mo agoMany will face the question: what next, when our oil or gas boiler gives out? Lesley made the switch to a #HeatPump for nature and future generations. 💚 To help others transition to #CleanEnergy, we’re calling on leaders to deliver a clear plan in the upcoming Heat in Buildings Bill. 🌍 #GreenSky
I’ve just announced a £10 million fund to help Scottish households struggling to afford their oil heating. More details to follow www.thenational.scot/news/2594404...
Lovely to be part of the @wwfscotland.bsky.social @snp.org fringe panel on Saturday with @mairimcallan.bsky.social @futureeconscot.bsky.social and Uplift. Read our manifesto here: existinghomesalliancescotland.co.uk/news/holyroo...
Holyrood 2026 – A Manifesto for Warm, Healthy Homes | The Existing Homes Alliance | Scotland
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WWF Scotland@wwfscotland.bsky.social · 6mo agoLearn more about our asks: bit.ly/our-nature-b... Thank you @mairimcallan.bsky.social MSP, @futureeconscot.bsky.social & @existinghomes.bsky.social for joining our fringe event panel. Thank you also, Tim Eagle MSP, for chairing the fringe event with @scotlink.bsky.social & @scotwildlife.bsky.social
'While Scotland is likely to face more frequent and intense climate events as a result of climate change, such as flooding and wildfires, the choices we make now can bring real benefits to our lives and communities' www.heraldscotland.com/news...
While we welcome the ongoing support to help homeowners, landlords and tenants to make their homes warmer, healthier and more affordable to heat, this remains a drop in the ocean when we have over 800,000 households living in fuel poverty and 44% of Scotland's homes falling below EPC C. 1/
Good to see the draft CCP recognises the role of decarbonising heat, but industry, homeowners & landlords need clarity on how this will be delivered - clear delivery plan with regulations, along with scaled up advice and support. We look forward to working with the Scottish Government on next steps.
"A just transition means ensuring that everyone benefits, especially those currently struggling to afford to heat their homes" EHA chair, Lori McElroy in the Herald... www.heraldscotland.com/news/2556624...
Heat pumps. How do we avoid clean heat becoming 'two-tier' and making people poorer?
The Herald examines the human cost of Scotland’s troubled heat pump rollout — and the risk of leaving households behind in the race to net zero.
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Jobs, bills, heat pumps, fuel poverty. Scotland's stalling heat transition risks leaving people out in the cold, and industry uncertain. Where we are at - and the big ideas. 🔥 Part of an @heraldscotland.bsky.social series, Scotland's Energy Future www.heraldscotland.com/news/2556624...
Heat pumps. How do we avoid clean heat becoming 'two-tier' and making people poorer?
The Herald examines the human cost of Scotland’s troubled heat pump rollout — and the risk of leaving households behind in the race to net zero.
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A pleasure to visit Kat and Iain’s gas free home with @paulsweeney.bsky.social Supported to upgrade their Victorian terraced house by @locohome.bsky.social with ScotGov grant and loan. Result - warm, healthy home, lower energy use, emissions slashed, local supply chains supported.
Really interesting report. Notable point early on in the report: "The cost of no action would substantially exceed the cost of mitigation as it would increase temperatures as well as risk Scotland being left behind in the adoption of new technological advances." 1/2
Scottish Fiscal Commission@scotfisccomm.bsky.social · 12mo agoWe have published our Fiscal Sustainability Perspectives paper considering how climate change mitigation could affect the Scottish Government’s fiscal sustainability. Read it here: bit.ly/46hZaFV This thread summarises some key points from the report. 1/4
Perth heating apprentice up for award is "making the most out of the demand for new types of heating" www.scotsman.com/community/fr...
From torpedoes to thermostats: Why this Perth apprentice ditched the Royal Navy for a career in heating
Only Scot nominated for UK-wide award as industry calls for greater investment
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The latest advice from the @thecccuk.bsky.social highlights the scale of the challenge still facing Scotland. We urgently need leadership and clarity from Scottish Government if we are to close the gap between ambition and delivery. 1/6
Investing in home energy efficiency transforms lives - all the governments of the UK should recognise this and focus on scaling up programmes to end fuel poverty, improve health and wellbeing and cut emissions.
End Fuel Poverty Coalition@endfuelpoverty.bsky.social · last yr.🚨Reports in the FT suggest that Labour could axe its £13.2bn Warm Homes Plan are deeply alarming. "Any dilution of this Plan will have long term consequences." [1/3]
Today 25 businesses & industry reps have written to the First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social to warn the cost of further delay to the Heat in Buildings Bill is lost job opportunities and another winter of cold homes”. Read the letter here: tinyurl.com/4bkpj9uc
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Cabinet Secretary Martin is right to say that the Heat in Buildings Bill needs to tackle both fuel poverty AND the climate emergency – this is something the Alliance said in its response to the consultation a year ago. 1/7
A coalition of housing, environmental, fuel poverty, consumer and industry organisations has warned First Minister John Swinney against the use of hydrogen for domestic heating which it claims is “neither cost-effective nor efficient”. @existinghomes.bsky.social @snipefnews.bsky.social
Hydrogen ‘not cost effective’ for home heating, First Minister warned
A coalition of housing, environmental, fuel poverty, consumer and industry organisations has warned First Minister John Swinney against the use of hydrogen for domestic heating which it claims is “neither cost-effective nor efficient”.
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Only £575mn of the £1.8 bn Scottish Government Heat in Buildings pot has been spent. Will today's budget reaffirm commitment to the spending? Campaigners at @existinghomes.bsky.social hope so... www.heraldscotland.com/news/2476970...
