Decarbonising heat is the key challenge for urban and rural communities across Scotland. This session focuses on two great examples of projects communities could support and the policy direction.

The Scottish Government’s draft Heat in Buildings Strategy sets the challenge of doubling installations of zero emissions heating system each year so that by 2030 over 1 million homes and around 50,000 non-domestic buildings are converted.

The Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategies (LHEES) aims to support this through local authority plans for improving the energy efficiency and decarbonising heat. What will these policy means for communities and what part can we play?

We also learn about a ‘co-operative ownership’ model for heat networks that’s common in Denmark, and an initiative in West Linton that is supporting a community wide approach to installing air source heat pumps and improving energy efficiency of homes.

In this session we’re joined by:
• Melanie Macrae, Scottish Government
• Ken Brady, Energy Saving Trust
• Donna Marshall, Changeworks.

This session is particularly relevant for organisations that are looking for ideas on they might be able to help decarbonise heat in their communities.

This session was held as part of the CARES Conference 2021: Community action to net zero, on Wednesday 29 September 2021.

For more information about Local Energy Scotland and The Scottish Government’s Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES), visit www.localenergy.scot

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