Ideas and analysis on heat pumps, heating and greener homes from Nesta’s sustainable future team

Tom Leach in All you can heat

Apr 23

Eight common myths about heat pumps — and why they’re all wrong

Andrew Sissons in All you can heat

Dec 19, 2023

How has heat decarbonisation policy changed in 2023?

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Andrew Sissons in All you can heat

Nov 23, 2023

The three phases of the heat transition

The UK is in the early stages of a heat transition. Most of us currently use fossil fuel…

Andrew Sissons in All you can heat

Jul 10, 2023

Direct Air Capture — should we offset emissions from gas boilers rather than decarbonising them?

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Max Woollard in All you can heat

Jun 21, 2023

How to improve boiler standards and efficiency — a consultation response by Nesta and The Heating Hub

Authors: Max Woollard, Joanne Alsop and Katy King

There’s a big opportunity to lower household carbon…

Oliver Zanetti in All you can heat

May 25, 2023

Image shows a heat pump installer working at a domestic property in Glasgow.

Who’s going to install all the heat pumps we need?

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Julia Suter in All you can heat

May 3, 2023

7 reasons why a heat pump is like an Atlantic bluefin tuna

A heat pump is like a fridge in reverse: a fridge cools and emits heat at the back, while a heat pump heats and emits cool air. We have all heard of this analogy, and are probably getting a little tired of it. So what else could…

Andrew Sissons in All you can heat

Jan 25, 2023

Nesta’s evidence on the Boiler Upgrade Scheme

This is a copy of Nesta’s submission to The Environment and Climate Change Committee’s recent inquiry on the Boiler Upgrade Scheme written by Andrew Sissons, Deputy Director of Nesta’s sustainable future mission, and Cara Sanquest, Campaigns Lead…

Andrew Sissons in All you can heat

Oct 28, 2022

Picture of Chris Skidmore next to large text saying CHRIS SKIDMORE LAUNCHES NET ZERO REVIEW. Pictures of wind turbines in background.

Nesta’s response to the Net Zero Review

The UK government asked Chris Skidmore MP to conduct a review of Net Zero policies, with a…

Chris Williamson in All you can heat

Oct 10, 2022

Heat pumps are great. Let’s make them even better

Lessons from a deep dive into heat pump efficiency

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To help protect our planet’s health — and our own — we need to make homes greener. At Nesta, our focus is on making heat pumps more affordable, more efficient, and much easier to install. We’ll be sharing our latest analysis, ideas and findings here.

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