The low carbon building programme is a plan made by the government to make buildings in the UK use less energy and emit less harmful gases into the environment. It’s like when you turn off the lights when you’re not using them to save energy - this programme is like turning off the lights in a really big way!
The programme gives money to people who want to make their buildings better for the environment, like by making them use less energy or produce their own energy using special equipment like solar panels or wind turbines. This helps the buildings use resources in a more sustainable way so that they don't harm the planet.
This programme is important because when we use energy to power our buildings, it often comes from fossil fuels like coal or gas, which produce harmful gases that go into the air and can cause problems like pollution or climate change. The low carbon building programme helps make sure that fewer of these gases are being released into the environment, which is good for the planet and for us.