Greens have understood scale of investment needed for retrofit, says UKGBC

By Daniel Gayne2024-06-13T06:00:00

But planning experts say party’s social housing plans are undeliverable

The Green Party’s manifesto has been greeted with a mixed reception from the built environment, with praise for its ambition on retrofit offset by questions around the achievability of its housing plans.

Party co-leaders Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay launched their platform this morning at the Sussex country cricket ground in Hove this morning, promising a five-year programme of retrofit investments worth nearly £50bn in total.

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