Sources at major installers and manufacturers told i that the 2035 ban on gas boilers, which has now been scrapped, was not actually a major issue for the industry but that removing it sent completely the wrong message.
, even as he announced more generous grants for installing the technology., saying that obvious ways to boost the industry and reduce costs for consumers remained stalled.that are expensive to heat, in cities clogged with dirty air from fossil fuels, missing out on the economic regeneration this ambition brings.”that the 2035 ban on gas boilers, which has now been scrapped, was not actually a major issue for the industry but that removing it sent completely the wrong message.
“This won’t affect people’s spreadsheet calculations, but it might make them worry that the Government will backtrack on support,” they said. As well as putting off consumers, the industry insiders said the uncertainty created by the Prime Minister’s rhetoric was likely to drive investors elsewhere, leaving the UK importing green technology rather than creating skilled, well-paid jobs.
Heat pump and electric vehicle prices are falling rapidly, but the UK is competing with the United States, the EU and China for manufacturers and expertise. “The UK risks minimising the creation of the jobs and the economic upside that would come from the green transition, and it would just become a problem for our balance of payments,” James Murray, cofounder of the Net Zero Festival and editor of BusinessGreen, told
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