<p>The Government takes scheme design into careful consideration. All schemes are designed with reference to the <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fthe-green-book-appraisal-and-evaluation-in-central-governent%2Fthe-green-book-2020&data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C63ac7134d62446d51ff308dbe6cbfc98%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638357536010425703%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3%2BufsWOfV3jADFbRRI482iv8%2FsnifbwVt3Z3eSWOWsM%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">Green Book</a>. The Government takes its Public Sector Equality Duty requirements extremely seriously and has a range of grant schemes that support decarbonisation efforts for citizens across the country. This includes the <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fsocial-housing-decarbonisation-fund-wave-22&data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C63ac7134d62446d51ff308dbe6cbfc98%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638357536010425703%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3PSLNKyEYFi%2FWJqIDZ3BtlYh%2FqEKpVaeP0NBUbPOTcs%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund</a>, the <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fpublic-sector-decarbonisation-scheme&data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C63ac7134d62446d51ff308dbe6cbfc98%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638357536010425703%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=mKdPjjC4hUfYEeETqe2RNBvO3xlBCDJQsB2XqxgQ45s%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme</a>, and the £10m Community Energy Fund, which will enable both rural and urban communities across England to access grant funding to develop local renewable energy projects for investment.</p>