National policy timeline
Pre 2020
- Minimum energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) for new let of at least EPC E
2020
- MEES expanded to cover existing Private Rental Sector
- Green Home Grants for dwellings
- Grid Carbon of 233gCO2/kWh
2023
- MEES expanded to cover existing non-domestic lets
2025
- MEES expanded to minimum EPC C for Private Rental Sector, new lets only
- Future Homes Standard for construction of new dwellings
- Grid Carbon of 175gCO2/kWh
2026
- National policy could result in 7% reduction by 2026 for the region
2028
- MEES expanded to minimum EPC C for all Private Rental Sector
- Heat Pump target installation of 600,000 per year
2030
- MEES expanded to minimum EPC C for non-domestic lets
- Grid Carbon of 137gCO2/kWh
- New Car Ban for petrol and diesel engines
- 10 Point Plan delivered
2035
- Clean Growth Strategy as many homes at EPC C as possible
- New Car Ban for hybrid engines
- Grid Carbon of 68gCO2/kWh
Post 2040
- De-carbonised Railways mainly electrified in the West Midlands by 2040
- National Net Zero target by 2050
- Grid Carbon continues to de-carbonise