Left in the cold: Why UK homes are still hundreds of years off schedule for delivering net zero emissions

Michael Holder
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Without a clear and ambitious government plan zero carbon home heating by 2050 remains a pipe dream, a new analysis from the UK Energy Research Centre warns

UK homes and offices require a seismic change in how they are heated in order to hit UK climate targets, yet without a clear government plan the shift away from gas boilers towards greener heating systems...

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