COP 28
"The Trustees are proud to be supporting this pledge and look forward to helping policymakers develop meaningful and workable initiatives as we collectively strive to achieve the ambitious targets.”
Graeme Fox, president of the Institue of Refrigeration
Tamsin Lishman, CEO of The Kensa Group, a British manufacturer and installer of ground source heat pumps said: “The agreement to end the era of fossil fuels and “transition away” from coal, oil and gas is a vital outcome of COP28… Today, we have a proven blueprint for mass-scale decarbonisation of heat and a just transition with networked heat pumps, which the UK is pioneering, and countries across the globe can replicate to make COP28 the year the world turns its back on fossil fuels. “Heating homes contributes nearly half of all energy consumption globally and 40% of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions. The UK is in a prime position to lead the way on decarbonising heat. It is moving in the right direction to deliver ambitious emission reduction targets following [the recent] Future Homes Standard announcement to make heat pumps and low-carbon heat networks the default option for new homes, eff ectively banning new gas grid connections and so-called hydrogen- ready boilers from installation.
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“Networked ground source heat pumps (GSHPs) ease consumers’ transition to decarbonised heat at scale. At home, consumers have an innovative microwave-sized heat pump in a cupboard that provides hot water and heating. In the street, homes connect to pipes, paid for, owned and maintained by utility companies providing heat from the ground to homes. Consumers pay a small monthly connection fee, like with gas today.” The EIA has called for future COP events to ‘practice what they preach’ in terms of cooling. EIA US Climate Policy Analyst Beth Porter said: “Based on the Global Cooling Pledge agreed at COP28 and the myriad of discussions throughout the conference on the urgent need for accessible, sustainable cooling, EIA urges the UNFCCC to request host countries to develop transparent procurement plans outlining the steps taken to ensure climate-friendly cooling and to report on related emissions from the meeting.”
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