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Too hot to handle | Labour’s heat conundrums

Too hot to handle | Labour’s heat conundrums

Home heating is clearly a topic that is too hot to handle for the main parties vying for votes in next week’s election. Both the Conservatives and Labour have pledged in their manifestos near identical pledges not to “rip out your boiler”. However, shadow energy secretary Ed Miliband has indicated that Labour could take a different approach to increasing public uptake of heat pumps. David Blackman reports. 

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Energy minister confirms ‘boiler tax’ will go ahead

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Net zero fund backs EDF flexibility and low carbon tech trials

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