{"id":1235081,"date":"2025-02-26T10:14:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T15:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1235081"},"modified":"2025-02-26T10:14:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T15:14:08","slug":"half-of-uk-homes-will-need-heat-pumps-by-2040-to-hit-climate-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1235081","title":{"rendered":"Half of UK homes will need heat pumps by 2040 to hit climate goals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The UK\u2019s Climate Change Committee (CCC) has advised the government to ensure half of all homes<\/ins><\/a> in the UK have heat pumps \u2014 electric replacements for gas boilers \u2014 by 2040 as part of its Seventh Carbon Budget<\/ins><\/a> to reach net zero by 2050. It also recommended making four out of five cars electric.<\/p>\n

The UK\u2019s carbon budgets are intended to help it achieve a balance between the greenhouse gasses it produces and how much is taken out of the atmosphere. Besides switching to electric cars and heat pumps and moving away from fossil fuels, the CCC added that reducing consumption of meat and dairy would also help. Although the UK government isn\u2019t bound to accept the CCC\u2019s guidance, doing so makes the carbon target legally binding. The government can decide how it wants to hit the goal.<\/p>\n

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The UK has been pushing for heat pumps<\/ins><\/a> since 2021, especially ones powered by hydrogen<\/ins><\/a>. Engadget senior editor Dan Cooper also broke down how difficult it was for him to completely eschew natural gas<\/ins><\/a> in 2022, citing how expensive it was to install a heat pump even with government discounts. While technology is rapidly becoming more efficient, the CCC\u2019s plans aren\u2019t guaranteed to work.<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/science\/half-of-uk-homes-will-need-heat-pumps-by-2040-to-hit-climate-goals-151406654.html?src=rss<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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