The Building Research Establishment has written an open letter to Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, urging them to publish credible plans for decarbonising the UK's buildings. The letter highlights that buildings are a major source of emissions and need serious policy attention during the leadership race. BRE CEO Gillian Charlesworth is pushing the candidates to go beyond vague pledges and set out concrete measures for retrofit, energy efficiency, and low-carbon heating. For anyone tracking UK climate policy, the letter is a useful marker of what industry groups want from the next prime minister. The key question now is whether either candidate responds with specific funding commitments and delivery timelines. Without that, the letter is just another call to action.
