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The second part of the report describes the approach we took to the study, explaining the granular approach and the concern to identify the empirical evidence informing decisions. [...] The next part of the study reviews the wider policy framework and highlights the tensions within any approach to the decarbonisation of the housing stock. [...] These objectives include the implementation of the Future Home Standard, the installation of 600,000 heat pumps annually by 2028, the extension of the Green Homes Grant, the provision of funding from the social housing decarbonisation fund (SHDF), and the strengthening of energy efficiency requirements for private landlords (BEIS, 2020, p.20). [...] Some areas highlighted the difficulties associated with the increase in demand for electricity from the grid, the potential negative effects on fuel poverty, the inadequacies of the EPC in relation to carbon reduction, and the relative expense of ASHPs in relation to their contribution to decarbonisation. [...] The untested nature of ASHPs in the UK and the immaturity of the installation logistics also creates the risk that the new products will not deliver the promised energy efficiencies and lower energy bills, thus damaging the reputation of decarbonisation in the eyes of future purchasers.