Jules she/her12h ago

Heat pumps for all new homes and plug-in solar in green tech drive - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czjw7klkjm2o

Turns out all it took to get the government to take the need for decarbonisation seriously was a maniac with dementia in charge of the most powerful nation of Earth starting a ridiculous war, who knew?

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Heat pumps for all new homes and plug-in solar in green tech drive

Solar panels that can be plugged in at home could be available to buy in supermarkets in the coming months.

BBC News
Show threadHeatherMJ
@afewbugs Why wait until 2028?
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Show threadSimon Johnson11h ago
@HeatherMJ @afewbugs because they’ve been got at by their donors in the house building industry. Yes, they’re serious about climate collapse - but only up to a point: we can’t go upsetting the businesses that fund the party now, can we
Show threadMarjorieR8h ago
@Simon318ppm @HeatherMJ @afewbugs probably the developers lobbying, but the other problem is that they need to build up installer capacity, but why invest in training installers when the government keep postponing when the requirement will start?
And we still have no date for when installing both new and replacement gas boilers will stop.
Noting they are busy stranding assets by digging up all my local roads to replace the existing gas mains.
Show threadSimon Johnson7h ago
@marjolica @HeatherMJ @afewbugs yeah, where we lived till a couple of years ago was the same - every major route in town dug up to upgrade the gas mains. It’s complete insanity
Show threadHeatherMJ6h ago
@marjolica @Simon318ppm @afewbugs
Here we have some developers wanting to build in the village. Lots of consultation, which they have taken no notice of at all. Refusal to take account of the Parish concerns of sewage overflow, which is already a problem in that part of the village and insufficient parking in a village that has almost no public transport and on street parking would be a hazard. It won't pass planning but they think they'll get through on appeal
Show threadSimon Johnson5h ago
@HeatherMJ @marjolica @afewbugs almost certainly - and when the Planning Bill becomes law, councils lose virtually any opportunity to ensure sensible planning to the benefit of local people 😢
Show threadHeatherMJ5h ago
@Simon318ppm @marjolica @afewbugs
Developers have been rude and arrogant. Their attitude to the sewage issue is that they are doing us a favour because Anglian Water will have to upgrade if they build. How many years that would take is not their problem clearly.