Why the energy sector needs stability to deliver the Warm Homes Plan
10 June 2026
The Government's recent adoption of the Seventh Carbon Budget, alongside publication of new economic analysis from CBI Economics and the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit, reinforces both the scale of the UK's net zero ambition and the economic opportunity that comes with it.
The report highlights that the UK's net zero economy already supports 1.1 million jobs, generates £105bn in economic value and is underpinned by a £455bn pipeline of future investment.
While the report is understandably broader than the domestic energy efficiency and decarbonisation sector, one conclusion particularly stood out:
"Realising these opportunities critically depends on policy stability and economic conditions that enable sustained investment to maintain the UK's ability to translate ambition into delivery at scale."
At AgilityEco, this is a message we have consistently championed.
Defined ongoing delivery systems are key to WHP success
Through our research with Baringa, we highlighted the importance of certainty and continuity in sustaining investment, retaining skills and maintaining delivery capacity across the domestic energy efficiency market.
Ambition and targets are essential, but businesses invest in people, training and capability when they have confidence in a stable, investable pipeline of work.
The Seventh Carbon Budget provides greater clarity on the destination. The next challenge is ensuring that the Warm Homes Plan and wider policy framework provide this certainty, continuity and delivery mechanisms needed to turn that ambition into real-world outcomes.
This is particularly important for the households who stand to benefit the most. At a time when energy affordability remains a challenge for many families, and with millions of households still living in cold and inefficient homes, the opportunity now is to translate long-term ambition into programmes that reduce bills, improve homes and strengthen energy security.
The economic case is increasingly clear. The focus now must be on delivery.
