“This report is most welcome as it offers solutions that we hope the Government will act upon. Using the gas grid to help decarbonise heat for UK homes is just one of the many recommendations that EUA has been making.

Over 85% of UK homes use gas as their choice of heating fuel, so asking people to replace their heating system and ignore the years of investment made in the gas grid itself makes no sense. Decarbonising the gas going into the grid, using so called green gases such as Biomethane and bio SNG in addition to hydrogen, will deliver affordable and sustainable solutions to the challenges the UK faces and we will continue to work with the CCC to this end.

We know that heating and hot water in UK buildings accounts for 40% of our energy use and is responsible for 20% of our greenhouse gas emissions. If the UK is to meet its’ legally binding carbon targets it will have to decarbonise heat. We are pleased that BEIS is looking at heat and have consulted widely, hopefully a new published heat strategy will follow.”