heat and buildings strategy

A new report by McKinsey & Company has revealed that emissions from the built environment could be cut by over 50% by 2030 using technologies available today.

The UK Government has announced a new £5 million Heat Training Grant that is expected to support 10,000 trainees over the next two years to become “low carbon heating experts”.

The Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) – which opened today – will not be enough to ensure the UK reaches the government’s heat pump installation target, with the early announcement of a ban on new gas boilers imperative.

​Octopus Energy has acquired heat pump manufacturer Renewable Energy Devices (RED), as it targets cost reductions through expansion.

​The government will need to take a “careful, consultative” approach to the questions left unanswered in the Heat and Buildings Strategy, the Climate Change Committee has said.

​British ground source heat pump manufacturer Kensa Heat Pumps has doubled its production over the last 18 months, as demand for the technology continues to grow.

Activist legal group ClientEarth is suing the UK Government for failing to present an adequate net zero strategy.

In the Autumn Budget and Spending Review, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a new exemption for green technologies to support decarbonisation of non-domestic buildings.

​The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has welcomed the ambition of the government’s Net Zero Strategy, but called for further steps to implement policy quickly.

The government’s series of policy announcements released this week are high in ambition with strong signaling, but questions remain over financing.