GPSJ - SPRING 2025 - Flipbook - Page 24
GPSJ
FUSION21 - COVER STORY
Supporting the public sector’s
journey to net zero: how
Fusion21’s framework is paving
the way for a greener future
As the UK targets a zero-carbon future by 2050, public sector organisations face
mounting challenges in retro昀椀tting buildings and homes. Fusion21’s £1.5 billion
Decarbonisation Framework o昀昀ers a clear, compliant, and cost-e昀昀ective route to
achieving net-zero targets. Oliver Mooney, Head of Category, explains how the
framework supports the public sector’s decarbonisation e昀昀orts.
The dual challenge for local
authorities and social housing
providers when it comes to
retro昀椀tting is getting the necessary
work done to try and meet
government targets while also
operating in a volatile 昀椀nancial
landscape that is a昀昀ecting supplier
24
prices and funding availability.
The government’s Warm
Homes: Social Housing Fund
Wave 3 o昀昀ered an initial £1.29
billion - designed to support
everything from the installation of
energy performance measures
and cutting carbon emissions in
GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SECTOR JOURNAL SPRING 2025
social homes to developing the
retro昀椀t sector.
However, this was
oversubscribed by more than £1
billion. As Oliver Mooney, Head of
Category at Fusion21, explains,
this is having several knock-on
e昀昀ects for housing providers.
“Because it was, unsurprisingly,
very oversubscribed, there has
been a delay to work out what
level of funding could be provided
to meet this demand, which was
around half of what had originally
been requested.
“This drop in funding has
