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May 14, 2024

Investing in local grid infrastructure should be a national priority – new report

The MCS Foundation has welcomed energy minister Lord Callanan’s statement that “Heat pumps and heat networks will be the main route to cutting household emissions for the foreseeable future”, following news that the Government has suspended plans for a “hydrogen town” at Redcar.

Local grid upgrades need to become a critical infrastructure priority over the next 25 years if we are to meet our legally binding carbon budgets, according to a new paper from the MCS Foundation and energy analysts Regen. 

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May 09, 2024

Response to suspension of “hydrogen town”

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April 08, 2024

Ambitious retrofit funding opportunities for local authorities

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April 01, 2024

Gas boilers no longer allowed in new-build Scottish homes

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March 14, 2024

“Extremely disappointing” – our reaction to delay of Clean Heat Market Mechanism

Responding to the news that the Government has delayed the implementation of the Clean Heat Market Mechanism, David Cowdrey, Director of External Affairs at the MCS Foundation said:  “It is extremely disappointing to see that the Government has postponed…

David Cowdrey, our Director of External Affairs, responds to the news that the Government has delayed the implementation of the Clean Heat Market Mechanism.

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February 29, 2024

Fewer than 1 in 4 MPs believe UK will meet heat pump targets 

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February 14, 2024

MPs overwhelmingly back mandatory solar panels for new-builds

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