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Recommendation 16
16
Accepted
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To ensure that the UK does not fall off course in achieving its targets for...
Recommendation
To ensure that the UK does not fall off course in achieving its targets for carbon emissions reductions, we recommend that the Government works with industry to consider how the Climate Change Committee’s advice to deliver 900,000 heat pumps a year by 2028 can be achieved.
Government response summary AI-generated
The Government states it is already working closely with industry to ensure high-quality training is available and mentions coordinated action through the Electrification of Heat Task Group and the upcoming Green Jobs Delivery Group, along with examples of industry investment in training.
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70
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
The Government has set out its ambition for the market to grow to 600000 heat pump installations a year in the UK by 2028. This level is consistent with delivering against carbon budget commitments and is sufficient to allow for further ramp-up of heat pump deployment between 2028 and 2035 in a ‘high-electrification’ pathway to Net Zero, in which hydrogen plays no role in decarbonisation of heating. It is also the minimum level of heat pump deployment needed to meet a high hydrogen pathway. chains to meet future UK heat pump demand. The Heat Pump Manufacturing Supply Chain Research Project concluded that domestic production could be ramped up to meet demand and could reach at least 630000 heat pumps a year by 2030. Continued engagement with industry will help to increase investments in the UK to drive up domestic manufacturing. There have already been significant investments by manufacturers and the Government will seek to build this further so the UK can maximise the opportunities arising from growth in the heat pump market.
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