Mitsubishi Electric‘s Residential Product Group has submitted a four-step plan for the government to decarbonise home heating.
Business representatives have said that the UK can achieve its net zero target, decarbonise home heating and grow the economy, in its submission to the government’s net zero review.
Russell Dean, residential product group director, said: “We are very supportive of the government’s target to reach Net Zero by 2050 and believe this can be achieved so that it is both pro-business and pro-growth.
“The government can be ambitious and bold to set the direction to achieve further reductions to decarbonise home heating with the help of businesses such as ours.”
Mitsubishi Electric’s plan suggests incentivising and encouraging households to insulate their homes to use less energy. It also states that the government should decouple the cost of electricity from gas and review taxation to help a transition away from fossil fuel heating. Lastly, it recommends setting an end date for the installation of all fossil fuel fired boilers and supporting training for more heat pump installers.
A move to sustainable forms of heating, such as heat pumps, will reduce household emissions and bring down consumers’ heating costs, according to leaders of the business. Providing renewable energy, heat pumps are central to decarbonising homes and are the future of residential heating in Britain.
Russell added: “We and other businesses have made major investments and are prepared to invest further to reach the Net Zero target. Businesses, however, look for long-term certainty from the government. With this, we can invest and drive long-term growth in the UK’s green economy.”