The UK's Heat Pump Roadmap - Leading the way to net zero [3]

• The UK Government is committed to ambitious action to decarbonise the way homes and businesses are heated. Heating is responsible for over a third of UK carbon emissions. Reducing our carbon emissions to Net Zero by 2050 means we must decarbonise the heating of over 30 million homes and businesses across the UK in a little over 25 years.

• In addition, around half of our natural gas demand is from heating, so decarbonising our heating is also an energy security priority. Evidence shows that the majority of UK homes and businesses are suitable for a heat pump. This includes analysis which estimates that 90 per cent of British homes have sufficient insulation and electrical capacity for a Heat Pump.

• Heat Pumps have a key role to play in decarbonising heating across the UK – irrespective of the role of hydrogen or other heating technologies – that is why we aim to increase the number of heat pump installations from 55,000 a year in 2021 to 600,000 a year by 2028. By the end of the decade, the UK will be one of the largest markets in Europe for heat pumps.

• To accelerate the Heat Pump roll-out, the UK Government is delivering a package of policies, including targeted regulation, a new market-based mechanism, and public investment through programmes such as the Boiler Upgrade Scheme. There is a great opportunity for European Heat Pump manufacturers and the wider supply chain to support the UK’s Heat Pump objectives and benefit from the projected growth.

• Already today, heating appliance manufacturers from across Europe and the globe are investing in the UK, owing to the supportive policy environment, tax incentives and availability of skilled labour.

• To further help Heat Pump manufacturers expand their businesses in the UK, and to encourage the transition from fossil fuel boiler manufacturing to Heat Pump manufacturing, we are also aiming to create new investment opportunities through programmes like our Heat Pump Investment Accelerator Competition.