In 2016, the government committed £320m to a capital investment programme to support up to 200 projects to help upgrade heating in towns and cities.  But, the UK is significantly off track to achieving the fourth and fifth carbon budgets which cover the period to 2032, and the lack of progress to decarbonise heating could make or break the UK’s carbon plans.  Substantial improvements in energy efficiency, more efficient gas appliances, greener forms of gas, and alternative heat technologies could deliver an 80%+ reduction in emissions by 2050.