How can we decarbonise heating?

摘要

The road to net zero 2050 is fraught with challenges and the need to decarbonise heating in buildings - the single biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions comprising around 37% of national CO2 output - is the most pressing of all. But the move to greener fuel sources for heating remains in its infancy. One scenario, from UK Power Networks, forecasts that 7.6 million electric heat pumps would be needed across Britain by 2050 - from around just 10,000 in operation in 2019.