Question reference: S5W-17790
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 23 July 2018 Registered interest
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Current status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 5 September 2018
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-17390 by Paul Wheelhouse on 18 July 2018, how it defines the term "near zero" for its application of carbon emissions from buildings as set out in the Energy Efficient Scotland: Route Map, and what measurements are used to define "near zero".
Answer
A near zero carbon building is a building that has a good standard of energy efficiency, which in the Energy Efficient Scotland Route Map we define as at least EPC C where technically feasible and cost effective, and where practicable also uses low carbon technologies, or energy from low carbon sources, to further limit the emissions associated with its use. Further information can be found in the Energy Efficient Scotland Route Map, which can be found at: https://www.gov.scot/Publications/2018/05/1462 .
A monitoring framework for Energy Efficient Scotland is being developed. Currently progress on domestic energy efficiency improvements is tracked using the Scottish House Condition Survey, which is published annually and can be found here: https://www.gov.scot/Publications/2017/12/5401 . Emissions from Scotland’s buildings are reported annually through the Scottish Green House Gas Emissions Inventory, which can be found here: https://www.gov.scot/Publications/2018/06/6601 .