The sale of new boilers should be banned to force people to switch to ‘greener’ but more expensive and less effective heat pumps, the Government’s infrastructure chief has said. The Telegraph has the story.
Heat pumps, which draw energy from the air or ground using electricity, can cut carbon emissions by roughly 75%, but currently cost about £10,000 to install.
The National Infrastructure Commission is investigating ways to fund the transition and encourage the take-up of heat pumps and will make recommendations to the Government next year.
However, Sir John Armitt, its Chairman, suggested that a ban on the sale of new gas boilers would have to be part of the answer.
He told the Telegraph: “Why would you move to a heat pump at somewhere between £5-£15,000 as long as you can buy or exchange for a new gas boiler for £1,500? The only way that you can make such a significant shift is by saying, well, ‘from a particular date, you will not be able to buy a new gas boiler’.”
The Government has set an ambition for the sale of new gas boilers to be phased out by the mid-2030s, but has declined to set a date for a ban. …
Sir John dismissed hopes that hydrogen could play a significant role in replacing gas in boilers and said there was little alternative to heat pumps for the U.K. to decarbonise its home heating, which accounts for about 14% of emissions.
However, he said that using them to replace gas boilers in 23 million homes would require a change of attitude to heating, and might require back-up by space heaters because heat pumps work best at lower temperatures, which are maintained throughout the day.
“What we like at the moment is just flicking the thermostat and, bang, we can raise the temperature by three degrees fairly quickly. You can’t do that with an air-source heat pump,” he said.
“If you want instant heat, then you will have to plug something else in to give you that extra boost.”
Or maybe we should just stick with gas boilers and find other things to worry about than the world possibly getting slightly warmer over the coming century – which the U.K. stopping using gas boilers will not, even according to IPCC models, have any material effect on anyway.
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Bit confusing calling it conversion therapy. Isn’t that when you try to convert people from something they are to something they are not? But aren’t a lot of these men trying to convert themselves to women?
Abu Humza is an islamist – he will support anything that helps to destabilise western countries.
If my kids were afflicted by this spiritual illness no law would stop me from rescuing them.
This is war.
“…a law that could see ordinary Christians criminalised for merely expressing their beliefs.”
What is Humza Yousaf’s religion? What are Ms Sturgeon’s political beliefs
It’s useless to read the article because its entirely devoid of details, it just contains some people’s interpretations and opinions of the unknown particulars.
NB: I’m perfectly happy to be convinced that these interpretations and opinions are correct, however, I’m not willing to accept that without being convinced of it.
I think this is something which has been known for a while now but perhaps is not common knowledge; the link between Gender Dysphoria and Autism Spectrum Disorder.
”A natural question is: could ASD and GD be linked? While the epidemiology of both conditions is not well developed, several papers have reviewed the available evidence and have found a link. Van Der Miesen et al, in a narrative review concluded that about 20% of GD patients indeed have ASD.
So the next time there is a news story on transgender rights, surgical advancement, hormone therapy, and psychological outcomes, keep in mind that autism is likely playing a role in the interpretation of what is portrayed to the public.”
https://petermcculloughmd.substack.com/p/autism-spectrum-disorder-and-gender
Gender dysphoria is a condition vulnerable people get talked into by political activists. And autistic kids are a prime example of such vulnerable people.
Garbage.
We hate autists (because they’re different) and really want to blame them for everything we also don’t like! is almost as common as We hate Germans [and …]! As someone who happens to be a member of both groups, I’m willing to tolerate this nonsense because I can’t change it. But that’s not a melody I’m going to go along with and you’re more than invited to keep all your bizarre sexual perversions to yourself.
So nobody’s sexual desires or behaviour should be suppressed? Gary Glitter will be pleased.
Yes, I know that’s not what the author meant… The point is that the law already makes certain acts illegal. Like assaulting people to ‘change’ them or to force sexual practices on them.
And if coercion is illegal then what the hell has been going on for the past few years?
The Scots who have been voting for the SNP when they fell out of love with New Labour were really just looking a for an anti Tory party instead of labour. They found one in the SNP, and overnight were all suddenly convinced they wanted “Independence”, even though they had never wanted it before. ——–But this gender stuff will be the knitting needle in the balloon for the SNP. ——-Scots can decide they don’t want Tories, and decide they don’t like Westminster, but this gender garbage is NOT what they will put up with for the sake of that.
Sexual desires change, even gay activists like Peter Tatchell (he has expressed the belief most will be bi in a few decades – judging by Gen Z he could be right!) and Camille Paglia readily admit it. Prof Lisa Diamond’s research demonstrates degrees of fluidity. Desire is not some fixed, genetic trait. There are many sexual desires, homosexuality is just one. It can change by changed perceptions. If someone wants to try to lessen homosexual desire through counselling, prayer therapy etc to preserve his marriage or stay healthy (from HIV, Hep B & C, STDs – all much commoner in gays) then why should he not have the right?