Question reference: S6W-19919
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 12 July 2023
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Current status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 9 August 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the cost of decarbonising all of Scotland's schools, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The 2021 Heat in Buildings Strategy estimates the cost of decarbonising Scotland’s buildings at £33 billion.
Costs will be dependent on the route taken to decarbonising buildings, including whether they connect to a heat network or install individual heating solutions, and the depth of energy efficiency retrofit required.
The first step is planning at a strategic level for decarbonisation pathways. Local Authorities are currently preparing Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategies (LHEES) which will set out decarbonisation pathways for local areas. These will be published later this year and will inform decisions around retrofitting across the public sector estate.
In partnership with the wider public sector we will build on LHEES to fully understand the costs associated with transitioning to zero direct emission heating systems across the public estate.