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Summary
The UK is not currently on track to reach its legally binding target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 – and the Committee on Climate Change has highlighted a lack of progress on heating as a key concern. However, there are ways we can tackle this problem.
District heating takes energy released as heat from a range of energy sources and connects it to meet people’s needs through a system of highly insulated underground pipes.
This is a particularly attractive option in cities and larger towns, which have enormous amounts of unused heat – from industrial processes, sewage plants, datacentres and water from disused mines.
With district heating, this unused heat can be captured and used to warm homes and offices, so that we don’t need to burn more fossil fuels.
The opportunity to scale up district heating is huge. It currently represents just 2% of the UK’s total heating.
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