Home energy efficiency under net zero: time to monitor UK indoor air
Giorgos Petrou, Emma Hutchinson, Anna Mavrogianni, James Milner, Helen L. Macintyre, Revati Phalkey, Shih-Che Hsu, P. Symonds, Michael Davies, Paul Wilkinson
Abstract
Giorgos Petrou and colleagues argue for systematic large scale monitoring of indoor air to avoid unintended harms to health from home energy efficiency programmesThe urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the probable consequences of failing to do so are well established. 1 In response, several countries have pledged to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. 2 Achieving this target requires action in all sectors, including housing, which contributed a fifth of UK carbon dioxide emissions in 2020. 3 The
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Greenhouse gasEnvironmental scienceEfficient energy useBusinessZero-energy buildingNatural resource economicsEngineeringEconomicsEcologyBiologyElectrical engineeringClimate Change and Health ImpactsGlobal Health Care IssuesAir Quality and Health Impacts