Carbon dioxide emissions from UK homes could be cut by up to 80% by 2050, according to a low carbon strategy produced by Oxford University.
Financial incentives for home owners and tighter energy efficiency standards were among the study's recommendations.
The measures would enable households to reduce their energy bills by £425 each year, the report's author suggested.
The UK government is introducing legislation that will require CO2 to be cut by 60% from 1990 levels by 2050.
"This report is in support of the Climate Change Bill," explained report author Brenda Boardman, a senior research fellow at Oxford University's Environmental Change Institute.
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