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From laggard to leader: How the UK can capitalise on the heat pump opportunity

Dr Richard Lowes, Regulatory Assistance Project

02 September 2021 • 6 min read

Policy and investment to boost domestic manufacturing and skills training are urgently required to support the heat pump rollout, explains Dr Richard Lowes from the Regulatory Assistance Project

The urgent tone of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) sixth assessment report earlier this month shows the clear and stark need for immediate and rapid greenhouse gas emission reductions....

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