England and Wales’ heat-leaking homes unleashing same amount of CO2 as Denmark emits annually

Under current plans, it will take 90 years for the insulation in all of the energy inefficient homes to be upgraded.

Heat-leaking homes in England and Wales are unleashing 30 million tonnes of avoidable CO2 every year - the same amount as the entirety of Denmark - according to a new report.

The good news? Upgrading the countries’ most energy inefficient properties could eliminate these unnecessary emissions.

But it will be no easy task: around 14 million homes - more than half of the two countries’ housing stock - have dire energy efficiency ratings, the analysis by Friends of the Earth reveals.

At the current glacial pace, it will take 90 years for the insulation in all of these homes to be upgraded to meet suitable energy efficiency standards.