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Stephen Crown

Deeply worried for this country:

UK Ministers preparing 2 allow new houses 2 continue 2b fitted with gas boilers, long after they were supposed 2b phased out, campaigners fear.

A loophole considered 4 the forthcoming future homes standard, a housing regulation in England intended 2 reduce greenhouse gas emissions from newly built homes in line with the net zero target, would allow new homes 2b fitted with “hydrogen-ready” boilers.

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theguardian.com/environment/20

Aviation groups are also concerned about the prospect of using hydrogen for heating, as they fear that there will not be enough “green hydrogen” available for them to use to decarbonise flying. Matt Gorman, chair of Sustainable Aviation, said: “Hydrogen has a crucial role to play in meeting Jet Zero goals and decarbonising the aviation and transport sector. We encourage the UK government to take a strategic approach to the development and deployment of hydrogen, focusing on the sectors where it presents the most effective pathway to net zero.” About 14% of the UK’s emissions come from home heating, but there have been few initiatives to reduce this. Insulation and switching people from gas boilers to heat pumps are regarded as the most effective means of reducing emissions, but central government currently has no scheme offering incentives for insulation to most households, and the boiler upgrade scheme for heat pumps has been undersubscribed.
Ministers are preparing to allow new houses to continue to be fitted with gas boilers, long after they were supposed to be phased out, campaigners fear. A loophole being considered for the forthcoming future homes standard, a housing regulation in England intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from newly built homes in line with the net zero target, would allow new homes to be fitted with “hydrogen-ready” boilers. However, experts have told the Guardian that these are functionally not much different from standard gas boilers. “Hydrogen-ready” boilers can be used with fossil fuel gas, of the kind used by most of the UK’s existing housing stock, and experts fear they are unlikely ever to use hydrogen, as many studies have shown that hydrogen is likely to be too expensive, and face too many technical challenges, to be widely used for home heating. Airbus boss warns of delay in decarbonising airline industry This means that stipulating that such “hydrogen-ready” boilers could be fitted in new homes, instead of genuinely low-carbon heating such as heat pumps, would risk tying millions of households into fossil fuel use for the long-term, and imperil the UK’s commitment to reaching net zero emissions by 2050.
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