argument about what is coming up with the cop26 eim 7 argument about what is coming up with the cop26 eim ? climate summit in glasgow is a big event globally around international targets for meeting climate emissions but diplomatically a big dealfor the uk and for borisjohnson, because if cop26 is seen to be a triumph of the prime minister will bask in a certain amount of political glow and if it s a complete disaster because deals are not reached, that will come with counteracting the negative blowback, so diplomatically and politically and environmentally, all of this stuff really matters. sepi golzari munro is acting director of the energy and climate intelligence unit. it isa it is a non profit organisation promoting informed debate on energy and climate change in the uk. thank you very much forjoining us. what are your thoughts on the government s strategy and what we ve heard so far today about those
roll out of low carbon heating. the roll-out of low carbon heating. the other side of roll out of low carbon heating. the other side of this is if those heat pumps can be powered by green electricity, powered by renewable energy, you really have green heating, don t you? how well placed is the uk in terms of renewable energy? t is the uk in terms of renewable ener: ? ~ ,., is the uk in terms of renewable ener: ? ~ ,., . , energy? i think in some ways exceptionally energy? i think in some ways exceptionally well energy? i think in some ways exceptionally well placed. - energy? i think in some ways| exceptionally well placed. we energy? i think in some ways - exceptionally well placed. we have emissions down to about 70% from 1990, roughly have them in the last ten years so that shows how quickly change can happen but having said that we are asking our electricity system to do much more than we have in the past, laying a big role in home heating, heat pumps in particular, but also
and cuts in emissions and what we need to do is replicate that in parts of the economy. but also the really crucial thing is we do that in a fair way. this cannot be done on the back of the lowest income people in society and government has a crucial role to play and how it spreads those costs over time and across different parts of the economy and population. tim, really interestin: economy and population. tim, really interesting to economy and population. tim, really interesting to speak economy and population. tim, really interesting to speak to economy and population. tim, really interesting to speak to you. - economy and population. tim, really interesting to speak to you. thank. interesting to speak to you. thank you. let s pick up on that point that was made. looking at your tweets which you have sent us. tony says he pumps and heating seem to be fuelled by money. people struggle to keep their homes let alone heat them. the poor will not be able to ride this bandwagon. gar
of new gas boilers by 2035, as part of its strategy to tackle climate change. from next april households in england and wales will be offered grants of £5,000 to install air source heat pumps, or other green heating. £ 450million will be spent on the boiler upgrade scheme, which will run for three years. around 20 percent of uk emissions are from heating buildings, according to officialfigures, so there is pressure on the heat and buildings strategy to deliver effective reductions. 90 thousand replaced boilers critics describe the scheme as unambitious . 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has this report. it came down there, into that corner. there is a secret lying under richard s garden. the heat for his home is absorbed by an underground network of pipes.