Are heat pumps worth it?

ClimateCast by Sky News

Jan 20, 202422:39News & Politics

Heating accounts for a third of emissions in the UK, meaning we have to ditch our favourite fuel, gas. The Government's alternative? The heat pump. But despite installations being on the rise, the UK is much behind it's...

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