This week, reports emerged that Ed Miliband was considering rolling back the looming boiler ban. It turns out that, despite offering homeowners the offer of a whopping £7,500 grant against the cost of installing air source heat pumps, the Boris Era policy is going to fall far short of the target of 600,000 ‘upgrades’ a year. Consequently, the policy is doomed to a spectacular failure. However, don’t celebrate yet, because the Government and the Green Blob have other plans to force your home heating system to be carbon-free in ways that are no better than the boiler ban.
‘Miliband poised to scrap 600,000-a-year heat pump target,’ proclaimed the Telegraph, adding that: ‘Just 65,600 heat pumps installed in the year to April’ – barely more than a tenth of the target.
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