Practical steps towards a net zero carbon future | Letters

One of the fundamental steps to achieving net zero is to increase home energy efficiency, writes Mike Thornton. Plus letters from Tony Jones, Dr Bruce McLeod, Daniel Scharf and Richard Hale

We will all benefit from a carbon-free future - so the Climate Change Committee's new route map to address the climate emergency is a hugely exciting moment for the UK (Ending UK's climate emissions affordable', say official advisers, 9 December).

By setting out a comprehensive and positive vision to replace all the UK's fossil-fuel infrastructure within 30 years, the committee provides the scale of ambition we need policymakers to commit to. We urge the government to adopt the recommendation for a target of a 78% reduction in emissions by 2035.