Scottish Government Considers Mandatory Switch to Heat Pumps By 2033

Conservatives called Scottish Green plans to introduce net zero heating home standards the start of a ’ten-year timebomb.’
Scottish Government Considers Mandatory Switch to Heat Pumps By 2033
Scottish Green Party co-leader Patrick Harvie, dated Oct. 28, 2023 Jane Barlow/PA Wire
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Scottish homeowners face mandatory heat pump installation by 2033 as the government considers linking compliance to mortgages, under plans unveiled by the Scottish Greens.

In a consultation published on Thursday by the Scottish Greens, co-leader and minister Patrick Harvie said he wants to introduce a new law that will require homeowners to ensure their property meets net zero standards by 2033.
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