Do not heat your homes in the evenings, net zero quango tells public.
Recommendation for people to turn off radiators at peak times branded a 'daft idea'
Millions of families will be urged by a green quango not to heat their homes in the evening to help the Government hit its net zero target.
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) said people should turn off their radiators at peak times as part of a wider drive to deliver “emissions savings”.
In a document on “behaviour change” the body recommended Britons “pre-heat” their houses in the afternoon when electricity usage is lower.
It said the move would save families money, but critics suggested the real reason was that renewables will not be able to provide enough energy to cope with peak demand.
The advice is contained in the CCC’s sixth “carbon budget” paper, which sets out how the UK should reduce its emissions between 2033-37. DT.
review of arm’s-length bodies which are responsible for spending £265 billion a year of taxpayers’ money has not been completed five years after it was promised, a new report has claimed.
The Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said that although the Cabinet Office had promised to review every so-called quango between 2016 and 2020, just one-third of the tailored reviews had been completed.
It added that the makeup of these bodies remained “messy and complicated”. Evening Standard 2021.
