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Future support for low carbon heat - consultation

"Heating of homes, businesses and industry is responsible for a third of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, and decarbonisation of heat is one of the biggest challenges we face in meeting our climate targets.

This consultation sets out proposals for:

a Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS): increasing the proportion of green gas in the grid through support for biomethane injection
a Clean Heat Grant: support for heat pumps and in certain circumstances biomass, through an upfront capital grant to help address the barrier of upfront cost
budget control and financial management of the spending proposals for green gas and buildings technologies
participant compliance"

28 April 2020 - consultation opened

29 May 2020 - consultation closed

17 March 2020 - outcome published

"Having considered the responses to all 3, the government intends to proceed with the launch of the GGSS and GGL as detailed in the government response."

21 July 2021 - Added final consultation impact assessment.

1 September 2021 - Added final consultation impact assessment.

19 October 2021 - Government response published

14 December 2021 - Added draft Boiler Upgrade Scheme SI.

Policy milestone details

Start date: 2020-4-28

Countries: UK -

Milestone source: Link to BEIS website

Milestone type: Consultation/call for evidence

Sector: Energy demand and use - Heat and power generation - Finance and investment -

Organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Subjects: Heat pumps, Biomethane, Energy policy