UK Could Ban New Gas Boilers Within a Decade Under Net Zero Proposals

A giant sand artwork adorns New Brighton Beach to highlight the forthcoming COP26 global climate conference on in Wirral, Merseyside, on May 31, 2021. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

New gas boilers should be phased out within a decade, the review on the UK government’s “net zero” policy has urged.

The review, carried out by Conservative MP Chris Skidmore and published on Jan. 13, calls on the UK to phase out gas boilers by 2033, rather than 2035.