'Next UK Government must reform energy market to bring down soaring bills'

The next UK government must take “decisive” action to reform the energy market to bring down soaring bills, housing campaigners have said.

It comes as Monday marked the 15th anniversary of the groundbreaking Climate Change Act 2009 which first committed the Scottish Government to cutting greenhouse gas emissions.Lori McElroy, Chair of the EHA, told the Record: “The climate crisis is real and all of the governments across the UK need to take action to reduce the emissions that are driving global warming.

“But we need to find ways of meeting our climate goals that are affordable to all, both in the short term and the long term.” “And it means being open and honest about what lies ahead – we know that most of us will need to switch from gas heating to electric heating over the next 10-20 years. But we’ve previously told of campaigners’ fears that the policies could be ditched or diluted under new First Minister John Swinney as he seeks to refocus the government’s agenda.

Dr Matthew Lee, of Citizens Advice Scotland, said: ““The switch to clean heating such as heat pumps and heat networks has to happen in a way that protects and supports people on the lowest incomes and those who are in vulnerable circumstances.

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