Action on climate emergency
Are heat pumps the future? With the average cost of buying and installing a heat pump in the UK at £12,500, four or five times that of a gas boiler, Jillian Ambrose the Guardian’s Energy correspondent looks at the claims and counter-claims about the devices that are central to the government’s vision of a ‘home …
New homes standards – what to expect? In a long-delayed consultation on low-carbon building standards the government has formally backed plans to ban gas and “hydrogen-ready” boilers from newly built homes in England from 2025. This could mean heat pumps being installed as standard as part of measures to make all new homes “net zero …
Chris Packham’s legal challenge over climate retreats is the latest action against the UK government. The broadcaster and environmental campaigner has filed a High Court challenge against Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s decision to weaken key climate policies. Packham has applied for a judicial review of the government’s decision to ditch the timetable for phasing out …
Boiler greenwashing alert – Open Democracy an independent UK media platform and news website reports that a leading gas boiler manufacturer has been accused of misleading consumers by inventing a meaningless new term to suggest its new appliances will help tackle climate change. This coincides with prime minister Sunak announcing his U-turn on key green …