Gas boilers ‘should be banned from 2025’

They say that no new fossil fuel boilers should be sold from 2025 if the world is to achieve net-zero emissions by the middle of this century.

It’s one of 400 steps on the road to net-zero proposed by the agency in a special report.

The sale of new petrol and diesel cars around the world would end by 2035.

In the future, new homes will instead be required to have low-carbon alternatives, such as electric heat pumps.

When gas is made, it releases carbon emissions into the environment, which in turn contribute towards global warming.

Millions of homes will need to have their old gas boilers ripped out within the next eight years.

If you currently have a gas boiler, keep in mind the government hasn’t yet confirmed exactly when the ban would come into effect.

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However, if your boiler breaks down after 2025, you may find that you have to replace it for one of the below options.

Currently, about 30,000 heat pumps are installed each year, but the government wants to increase this to 600,000 a year by 2028.

There are a number of different ways to “decarbonise” heating.

One option is scrapping gas boilers and instead using a heat network that pumps hot water and air through pipes to warm homes.

Some households are already electricity-only, using storage heaters instead of radiators to heat their property.

Ofgem said last year it could also look at different ways to making homes electric, such as by using electricity to power heat pumps.

Lastly, gas boilers could be upgraded to work with decarbonised gas, such as hydrogen.