Heat pumps show how hard decarbonisation will be
The row over them portends more backlashes against greenery
They hang from the walls of utility rooms, nestle inside kitchen cupboards and hunker down in cellars. Gas and oil boilers and furnaces have been making homes more comfortable for decades. Their adoption during the 20th century brought people central heating and hot baths on demand, and allowed them to stop shovelling coal. But if the goal of decarbonisation is to be met, these boilers must go.
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “In hot water”
Leaders September 9th 2023
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