Sentences with phrase «decarbonising heat»

Heat used for water and space heating in buildings and for industrial processes represents almost 40 % of global energy - related CO2 emissions; therefore, decarbonising heat remains an important challenge.

Warning of the scale of the task, Haszeldine pointed out that, whereas discussion on realising CCS at scale is often focused on electricity, the challenges of decarbonising heat and transport are, perhaps, even greater.

We can also play a significant part in decarbonising our heat and transport sectors — EVs make a lot more sense when you power them with electricity generated from clean sources.

Decarbonising heat will be a vital piece of the puzzle if the UK is to meet its climate targets and comply with the Paris Agreement.

«Decarbonising heat at scale will need to be well underway by the 2030s and continue beyond 2050 to meet the legally binding carbon reduction targets set in the Climate Change Act.»

A report on decarbonising heat from the UK Association for the Conservation of Energy says government «must bite the bullet» by setting mandatory minimum energy efficiency standards for all buildings, at the point of sale.

The CCC identifies three main options for decarbonising heat supplies.

The challenge of decarbonising heat is amplified by the lack of clear technological solutions.

To decarbonise heat using heat pumps alone, this figure would need to rise 50-fold to 1 million a year from the mid-2030s, the CCC says.

Other countries like China, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom are slowly expanding their district heating networks, as well as switching to renewable heat options to help decarbonise heat supply.

Before DECC, Mr. Millard's managerial experience included the reform and modernisation of statistics in the States of Jersey and, as Director of Energy Statistics and Energy Efficiency at the UK Department of Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, work on the development of the understanding of options to decarbonise heat use that ultimately led to new government policies.

Not exact matches

As a result, UK heat must be virtually decarbonised by 2050.

Remember this is the very architect of our current energy policy, the man who steered the suicidally expensive Climate Change Act through Parliament; the man who even this week pledged to decarbonise the entire British economy (not just the electricity sector) by 2030, meaning that nobody will be permitted to heat their house with gas.