Prime Minister’s plan for 600,000 heat pumps scrutinised
20 November 2020
The Environmental Audit Committee will be holding its one-off evidence session on heat pumps, which comes a week after the Prime Minister announced ambitions for 600,000 heat pumps to be installed every year by 2028.
- Parliament TV: Technological Innovations and Climate Change: Heat Pumps
- Inquiry: Technological Innovations and Climate Change: Heat Pumps
- Environmental Audit Committee
The Environmental Audit Committee will be holding its one-off evidence session on heat pumps, which comes a week after the Prime Minister announced ambitions for 600,000 heat pumps to be installed every year by 2028.
The EAC launched the inquiry last month as part of its work considering how technological innovations could tackle the effects of climate change. Despite its potential to play a major role decarbonising heat - which in domestic, industrial and commercial settings currently accounts for over a third of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions – there are limitations rolling out the technology. Some of the challenges include cost as they are more expensive than conventional options such as gas-fired boilers.
During this evidence session, the EAC will be exploring the role of heat pumps in decarbonising heat, ways to increase uptake and how to overcome some of the challenges faced such as installation cost mentioned above and public acceptance.
Witnesses
On Wednesday 25 November 2020, from 2pm
- Emma Pinchbeck, CEO, Energy UK
- Dr Jan Rosenow, Director of European Programmes, The Regulatory Assistance Project
- Randolph Brazier, Head of Innovation & Development, Energy Networks Association (ENA)
- Dr Howard Porter, CEO, BEAMA (formerly the British Electrotechnical and Allied Manufacturers)
Further information
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