UK homeowners are reluctant to switch to low-carbon heating – research points to how to change their minds

Tuesday 08 Oct 2024
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Cold climate countries are making significant efforts to transition from fossil fuels, such as oil and gas, to sustainable heating sources, such as heat pumps or district heating to cut greenhouse gas emissions. But fossil-fuel-based heat demand is expected to increase over the next few decades due to population growth.

Most strategies focus on technology and economic incentives. This hampers the transition in some countries such as the UK where uptake remains very low (at less than 5%), so gas heating remains the norm.

The green transition could be sped up by better understanding what motivates people to change their heating systems at home and what obstacles stand in their way.

Read more in The Conversation here