Why so few UK homes are installing air-source heat pumps - and how to encourage uptake

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The UK is next to last in Europe for heat pump sales – psychologists Emmanuel Pothos and Lee White at City, University of London, explain why adoption is so low

Burning gas is a common but environmentally damaging way of heating our homes. Gas-fired heating systems produce up to the equivalent of 380g of CO₂ for each kilowatt hour (kWh) of heat generated. In general,...

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