Britain retrofits fewer than 100,000 buildings a year. To hit net zero it needs between one and 1.5 million.
Andrew Spencer, Energy and Carbon Services Director at Equans UK and Ireland, joins Dominic Shales to explain the gap and what closes it.
The conversation covers the 200,000 to 500,000 skilled workers the industry lacks, the £10-20 billion annual funding requirement, and the policy instability that stops the supply chain investing. Spencer argues retrofit should be treated as national infrastructure rather than a construction problem, and explains the place-based model behind the UK's first net zero neighbourhood in Brockmoor, Dudley.
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00:00 \"We're not meeting our targets.\"
06:27 \"We need something in the region of 400,000 people.\"
09:49 \"I am optimistic about the UK.\"
12:53 \"Every place is different.\"
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Retrofit and Equans
03:07 The Urgency of Scaling Retrofit
06:05 Workforce Challenges in Retrofit
09:12 Place-Based Decarbonisation Explained
11:54 The Role of Local Authorities
15:02 Networking and Future Outlook
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