The Herald
Summary
The world of Net Zero can sometimes seem like a land of promise – in which if you are lucky enough to be wealthy (and therefore probably have contributed more than your fair share to greenhouse gas emissions), there is a bright new future of electric cars, solar panels, heat pumps and other technological wonders.
But, for those that are less well off, including many low-to-middle-income people, there is, particularly in this time of cost-of-living crisis, mostly fear. Fear, for instance, when Patrick Harvie announced last weekend that there will be penalties in the future for sticking with an old fossil fuel boiler, and they could be coming to you.
Notably, he also mentioned heat networks. These are, he wrote, “systems of pipes used to transfer heat from one central source to nearby homes, schools or offices.” They are “commonplace in Europe and 30,000 homes already access a heat network in Scotland.” He even highlighted Queen’s Quay project in Clydebank where more than 1,000 new homes are set to be heated by water pumped from the Clyde.One by one is all very well, but together is what the climate effort needs.
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