Jules she/her19h 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 threadHeatherMJ19h ago
@afewbugs Why wait until 2028?
Show threadSimon Johnson19h 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 threadMarjorieR16h 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 Johnson
@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
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