Published: 04 July, 2022
The Institution of Gas Engineers & Managers (IGEM) has urged the UK Government to commit to hydrogen-ready boilers in the wake of a new report from the Climate Change Committee which criticises the Government’s progress in reducing emissions.
Published on 29 June, the Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) report highlights “major failures” in the Government’s delivery programmes and says current policy will not deliver net zero emissions by 2050.
Despite policies being in place for most sectors of the economy, the committee reports that the likelihood of missing key targets is high. In its Sixth Carbon Budget, the CCC recommends that hydrogen-ready boilers be mandated now to tackle the issue of decarbonising heat in homes, but the latest report notes a lack of progress in this area.
Ian McCluskey, head of technical…