BOILER BAN
Gas boilers set to be banned from ALL new homes within three years under Government plans
Fears have been raised that suppliers will not be able to provide enough heat pumps to replace banned gas boilers
GAS boilers will be banned from all new homes within three years under Government plans.
Strict laws will force all new-builds to be fitted with electric heat pumps or non-gas alternatives in a bid to cut emissions by 80 per cent.
It comes as part of the Government’s push to create a clean power grid by 2030.
However, fears have been raised that suppliers will not be able to provide enough heat pumps.
Steve Turner, of the Home Builders’ Federation, said: “At the minute, we’re only installing 35,000 a year.
“To go from there to 300,000 a year will need a significant scale-up.”
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This comes after polling found Labour's target voters overwhelmingly support scrapping expensive green policies such as boiler bans.
Pollsters Stonehaven found less than a third of those who left the party under Jeremy Corbyn, but switched back at the election, support cracking down on domestic flights.
And only 26 per cent support a ban on gas boilers in new-build homes.
Luke Betham, Head of Data Science at Stonehaven, commenting on the study, said: “There’s a clear message to Keir Starmer from these voters
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