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New gas boilers should be banned within the next ten years, a new report has warned.
The review says new and replacement gas boilers should be ditched by 2033 - two years earlier than planned - to help cut carbon emissions to zero.
The rollout of low carbon alternatives and heat pumps in UK homes must also be “turbocharged” - but questions have been raised about how people will afford this.
The report also calls for all homes to have an energy performance rating of C by 2033 - although, certain properties – such as listed buildings – would be exempt from this.
Other suggestions include making landlords provide an “average bill cost” to help renters choose more energy efficient properties.
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The report was carried out by Tory MP Chris Skidmore (PA)The report - which also calls for an “onshore wind revolution” and a “rooftop revolution” that would see an increase in solar panels - was carried out by Tory MP Chris Skidmore and published on Friday.
It claims the cost of the net zero transition, including replacing boilers and buying electric cars, will cost households £4,000 to £6,000 each by 2040.
But the review also warns that nearly 500,000 households would not make any savings unless the Government provides more support.
In a piece written for The Telegraph, Mr Skidmore warned the UK is “now in a net zero race”.
He added: “There is an active, strategic choice to be made. Does the UK wish to compete in the net zero race, with the chance to lead, or do we wish to simply observe from the sidelines?”
The report states: “The review recognises we have fallen behind, but it sets out how we can be world-leading in these areas once again.
“We need to remove the barriers that are in place at the moment.”
However, questions have been raised over how realistic some of these new solutions would be - in particular, the mass installing of heat pumps.
Charlie Mullins, founder of Pimlico Plumbers, said of the boiler scrappage target recently: "We need targets that relate to the real world, targets that when you look at the technology and infrastructure available are realistic.
"That's what will get the UK greener, and if we keep up paying lip service to pie in the sky stuff it will take longer because nobody will engage with the issue."
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