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UK could have slashed gas use with higher rates of heat pumps, analysis finds

If the UK had deployed heat pumps at the same rate as some other European countries, our dependence on gas would be significantly lower this year, analysis suggests. An assessment from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) found that if ...

16 Nov 2022 at 01:01

‘Shameful’ companies fined for targeting over 60s with unlawful marketing calls

Five “shameful” companies have been fined a total of £435,000 for targeting people over 60 with nearly half a million unlawful marketing calls. The firms were “deliberately targeting” those signed up with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) – ...

07 Dec 2022 at 01:01

Set clear date for phasing out new gas boilers, MPs urge

The Government should set a clear date in law for banning the sale of new gas boilers as part of efforts to cut emissions from houses, MPs have urged. Some 29 million existing homes in the UK need retrofitting with low carbon heating systems ...

03 Feb 2022 at 01:26

City

‘Hydrogen ready’ marketing for boilers could be greenwashing, watchdog warns

The marketing of new gas boilers as “hydrogen ready” could be greenwashing and breaking consumer protection law, the competition watchdog has warned. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said that it was concerned by some large ...

31 May 2023 at 14:08

What’s new and what’s not in the Government’s green plans?

The Government released thousands of pages of documents on Thursday as part of what was billed as Green Day – big new proposals to help the UK reach its environmental targets. But experts largely argued that there was little of ...

30 Mar 2023 at 14:06

UK risks losing £65m in exports without heat pump switch, analysts warn

The UK risks losing out on £65 million every year by the end of the decade if it does not speed up the rollout of heat pumps, energy analysts have said. Three-quarters of the UK’s boiler exports are to countries that have ...

24 Aug 2023 at 09:06

City

Builder Redrow to replace gas boilers with heat pumps in new detached homes

Housebuilder Redrow has said homes in all its new developments will be fitted with a heat pump rather than a gas boiler from this month, in the industry’s first pledge of its kind. The company said it was overtaking its ...

25 Jan 2023 at 11:25

Humza Yousaf has ‘no intention to change’ key net zero targets

The Scottish Government has “no intention to change” target dates for key environmental initiatives such as the switch away from gas boilers in new buildings, First Minister Humza Yousaf has declared. Mr Yousaf ...

25 Sept 2023 at 15:25

Low uptake of heat pumps hampering efforts to cut emissions, watchdog warns

Uptake of clean heat pumps to replace boilers has been less than half the expected levels under a flagship programme, a report has warned. The Government needs to engage “every household” in the shift to clean ...

18 Mar 2024 at 00:01

Rules to boost heat pump uptake that prompted ‘boiler tax’ delayed for a year

Rules requiring boiler companies to boost the number of heat pumps they sell which prompted them to implement a so-called “boiler tax” have been delayed by a year. Ministers also announced changes to the £7,...

14 Mar 2024 at 15:43

Life

Boiler hacks you need to know about before the first cold snap

There’s always a sense of trepidation when you fire up the boiler for the first time in months – and those three magic words come to mind: Will it start? Naturally, you sigh a sense of relief when you hear ...

05 Sept 2023 at 08:00

Rishi Sunak says he does not want to ‘hassle’ families with net zero targets

Rishi Sunak is considering watering down policies to tackle the climate emergency as he seeks to take a “proportionate and pragmatic” approach to achieving net zero amid cost-of-living pressures. The ...

24 Jul 2023 at 15:16

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