Heat and Buildings Strategy ‘leaves many questions unanswered'- CCC
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.
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.
The first installation of an air source heat pump as part of British Gas’s rollout in the south west has been completed in Devon.
Decarbonising residential heating is a difficult task due to the scale, complexity and cost of the challenge, the BEIS select committee has found.
Heat pumps and solar thermal are among technologies suggested by the government to help meet new carbon reduction goals.
The Mayor of London is committing £51 million through the Warmer Homes scheme for the rollout of energy efficiency technologies including insulation, ventilation and heat pumps across the capital.
The government is to offer grants of £5,000 for the installation of heat pumps from April 2022 as part of a new £450 million scheme to upgrade domestic heating infrastructure.
Onshore wind and solar energy need to be increased in South Wales to enable a net zero energy system in the region by 2050.
The IPPR Environmental Justice Commission is calling for the government to introduce a variety of new measures to create a fair transition that puts people at the heart.
Without immediate action from the government to clarify policies and introduce stricter regulation more urgently, the UK will miss its 2050 net zero goal, utility E.ON has warned.