Government sets 87% emissions cut by 2040
Tuesday 2nd June, 2026
The UK has committed to an 87% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 as part of the seventh carbon budget, pushing the country towards net zero by 2050 and requiring measures like heat pumps, electric vehicles and home efficiency upgrades. This gives Rightmove a clear reason to comment: many buyers and renters will be affected by standards, retrofit costs and demand for energy-efficient homes, so you can talk about what this means for the housing market and consumer choices in the UK.
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A legally binding emissions cut will shape housing policy, retrofit demand and heat-pump installations — you can provide housing market insight and data on retrofit and energy-efficiency searches.
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