MEGA FACTCHECK

Heat pumps are the “central technology in the global transition to secure and sustainable heating” says International Energy Agency.

But heat pumps still face relentless hostile media coverage.

I comprehensively debunked 18 heat pump myths in Carbon Brief👇

carbonbrief.org/factcheck-18-m…

A total of 45 social housing groups across the UK are testing how effective this graphene-filled paper is to heat homes that would be expensive to insulate.

Talk about wall papering over a problem 🥁

But seriously, lost for words on how stupid this is.

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

'The sailing ship effect' in full force here .... Legacy technology rapidly innovates when challenged by new / alternative tech (Heat Pumps)

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing_s…

Prepay (default SVT) is now cheaper than direct debit.... With the switching market still desolate, will we see price savvy consumers switching to 'Smart prepay' with auto top up?

There will be a lot of talk about 'right' or 'wrong' names for Tube and Metro lines today. It's important to step back and look at why it matters.

Here's our piece on London's cultural memory, visibility, community and why names can matter.

londonreconnections.com/2024/the-big-s…

I was ahead of the curve here... Welcome to the Mildmay line

Over the weekend we heard that the UK government was considering scrapping the Clean Heat Market Mechanism (CHMM).

How important is this?

>1/3 of the 2028 heat pump target is supposed to be achieved through the CHMM. Scrapping it leaves a large hole.

A few thoughts in this🧵

Wah Wah Wahhhhh.... Sad trombone 🎺
Octopus Tracker remains keenly priced... just not as keen as before

' the new formula will increase electricity unit rates by approximately 2.3 p/kWh (or 11%) and gas unit rates by approximately 0.38 p/kWh (or 8%).'

Councils “declaring a climate emergency” is one of the purest examples of something that is ~all signalling and no substance.

Makes people feel happy with themselves while they continue to block any and every thing that would actually address climate change.

Appalling behaviour and transparently politically motivated - expect the CMA will look at this closely.

The CHHM is the right move alongside the grant uplift, and this attempt to bully and manipulate government should immediately result in an SC inquiry on price gouging.

EVA England welcomes Dr Victoria Edmonds, Senior Transport and Decarbonisation Policy Adviser and former Head of the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles, and Dhara Vyas, Deputy CEO of Energy UK, to their Board of Directors.

Two leading transport and energy specialists,

Bulb avoided £1.3 million in tax when the doomed energy supplier implemented a “refer-a-friend” scheme to get hundreds of thousands more customers to join the company, The Times and The Sunday Times can reveal. Click below 👇

thetimes.co.uk/article/104893…

Two things that Sir David MacKay was very bullish about in his 2008 book: electric cars and heat pumps.

He just thought they seemed obvious and would take off. He was right.

withouthotair.com

My friend’s sister has FINALLY brought her abuser to justice after four agonising years.

Great to see a rare coercive control conviction - although he was able to manipulate the legal system to keep bullying her and has been spared prison.

derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-new…

You can play Edwards game via the following link, please share his work with your friends, it’s clear a lot of work went into this!

edward-la-barbera.itch.io/frasier-fantas…

What happened to the rainbow game Gyles Brandreth . Feels like it's been cranked up to 11 for difficulty and is now impossible 😬.... or maybe I just missed too many English classes 🤣

Abandoning energy efficiency regulation for the private rented sector means that people who don't own their homes can look forward to reassuringly high energy bills for decades to come.

'We're going to make tough long-term decisions by delaying tough long-term choices.'